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am failing at one of my biggest Live Local priorities: namely, to pay cash and pay off my credit cards so that the money I spend is circulated here in this economy. Otherwise, I am just giving the banks a percentage for no apparent reason.

I am succeeding in paying cash for groceries, utility bills, the odd pair of jeans from Tomlinson’s, gas, necessities for the household and the bookstore and, of course, dog care. It really is a great feeling of accomplishment! Also, such purchases are made at local businesses with local investment (for the most part; utility companies are what they are and we just can’t do anything about that). I feel gratified to know each purchase has a high percentage of re-circulation here rather than just disappearing to a faceless corporation that doesn’t care about our community. It has taken me almost two years to be able to get to this point, and I am very grateful.

For all of my pleasure at finally paying cash for most of my personal shopping, the other half of the resolution remains a failure. I cannot seem to get out of debt, in spite of my best efforts to make it happen. Not paying interest to the big banks is a big priority in my life— very big. I want very much for every penny of my personal money to circulate through Wilm-

ington. I want to see it create jobs and employ people here.

In 2011, I managed to get about $8,000 in credit-card debt retired. Since, I have been treading water with making payments and then borrowing back the same money I pay down. It’s the classic cycle that traps people in this. I am ashamed to say: I am stuck on the tread mill; however, I am not alone.

According to the Federal Reserve, total credit-card debt in America is coming in at just under $8 billion. Think about the compound interest people will pay on the $8 billion in money owed; now, realize it’s not going to cycle through their neighborhoods. It will go to offshore call-center jobs and eventually to offshore accounts used for hiding the money of the wealthy CEOs (see the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists project on Offshore Tax Evasions, www.icij.org/ offshore). That’s a pretty overwhelming thought; not to mention it’s also a lot of money to leave American communities.

As of July 2013, a little over $15,000 in credit-card debt was the norm for American households. In my defense, it is not getting spent on fabulous vacations, sexy new clothing, parties and bar tabs, or toys I don’t need. I haven’t left the city limits for more than six hours since 2010. I dress like a homeless person, and I certainly don’t party anymore. Yet,

Paying cash solves the credit-card dilemma By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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I am still carrying almost $28,000 in debt, and I am failing at paying it. So what exactly am I doing wrong? I am doing what many people do with credit cards: I am picking up the small pieces to make a bridge, “just for now,” “in an emergency.” The difference: I am not spending it on our household but on the business.

We have had an unusually expensive year with a variety of unexpected things happening and a drop in our rental income, along with some unexpected cash outlays to address necessary repairs. I usually manage to make about $1,000 a month in payments on the debt; then, during the course of the month, something unexpected comes up.

So, having no other recourse, I put the unexpected expense on a credit card. At the end of the month, I am right back where I started.

And that is exactly what happens in millions of households all over our nation every month. The credit card is the easiest form of money to borrow for people: once the card is in hand, little paperwork exists. The approval is instant, and it doesn’t have to be for a lump sum the way a traditional loan would be; it’s just whatever you need (or want). Unfortunately, it also usually comes with a high interest rate. I have terrible credit and carry much more debt than the income I produce in an average year so I pay 20 percent interest. I am not alone in that.

It’s not even the money I pay and will continue to pay in interest that bothers me. It’s that the money paid in interest isn’t getting spent here. I would almost rather deal with a local lender and at least know the interest is supporting a job in New Hanover County rather than fleeing the city lines.

The problem is: I am thinking about this the wrong way. Rather than saying: I need to get all of it paid off this year, I think I need to reframe the priority and say, “I need to not re-charge anything to the card after I have made a payment.” That alone will be a challenge, but I realize that if I can manage that, it will reduce about $10,000 in debt by the end of next year—or around a third of the debt load I am currently carrying.

Now, just imagine if we could retire a third of the consumer debt load in the United States. That means $2.66 billion isn’t getting sent out of local economies each year, and that could make a big difference. Please, join me! Don’t pressure yourself to pay it all off immediately; just don’t add to it. Pay cash instead. Let’s see if we can keep more money here—where it is needed.

Gwenyfar Rohler is the author or ‘Promise of Peanuts,’ which can be bought at Old Books on Front Street, with all monies donated to local nonprofit Full Belly Project.

“This project received support from the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts which believes that a great nation deserves great art.”

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Winging it in Wilmington: Intern details life adjustments from Ireland to southeast America By: Fiona O’Sullivan

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’ve been having a great time living over here so far, adjusting to the American lifestyle. It seems no matter where I go or who I meet, I’m bound to end up in a familiar conversation once the person I’m talking to realizes I’m Irish. Don’t get me wrong, I love talking about the differences between cultures and what Irish life is really like, but sometimes the questions are more amusing than anything else. The conversation mostly results in me clearing up several popular misconceptions.

A few of my favorites: “Doesn’t Britain rule Ireland?” Or even more pointedly, “Are you English?” It gets old real fast. (And, to answer: No and no!) So, I’ve decided to call this week’s column “Myth Busters”—not because I am super smart in chemistry or science, but because it’s just fitting.

While the six counties in the north of the country (Northern Ireland) are indeed still under English rule, the remaining 26 counties (The Republic of Ireland) has its independence. Frustration builds when people try and argue this point. They come out second best on this particular discussion; it’s like me trying to convince an American that Canada governs North America. Ludicrous, right?

Other questions remain downright bizarre and quite humorous. First of all, I would like to point out, I personally blame the media for portraying us as red-headed farmers who look stuck in the Iron Ages. Take “The Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part II” movie, for example. This movie is supposed to be a modern-day film, yet it shows Irish redheads, dressed in what can only be described as over-the-top Celtic fashion. It’s so far from the truth it’s insane.

I went to see this film with a friend back home, and when the Irish were introduced in the story, the whole cinema exploded in laughter. In fact, every time they appeared onscreen they were laughed at. Just so everyone is clear: We dress like people here, maybe with less shorts, but that’s just because it’s cold in Ireland.

The absurd questions really get me: “Do you guys have electricity?” We’re a very developed country; we have plenty of the same things America has. I’ve seen a lot of mov-

ies with the American tourist visiting Ireland and staying in a rundown bed and breakfast, showcasing pictures of the Pope and Jesus on every wall. Most B&Bs at home actually are modern; I should know as I’ve stayed in a fair share while traveling around the country.

Another frequent query: “Do you know who Britney Spears and Jay Z are?” Of course! American musicians garner a huge fan base in Ireland. Yet, it is ironic; I hear more Irish musicians, like The Cranberries, The Corrs, Thin Lizzy and Enya, playing here than back at home. In regards to movies, T.V shows (everyone’s just as mad about “Breaking Bad” back at home) and musicians, we share commonalities. We have a lot of the same shops and fast food restaurants; we’re only missing a Dunkin’ Donuts (not looking forward to those withdrawals when I get back home).

Though I believe some stereotypes don’t come out of thin air, the most common one I hear of refers to alcohol consumption. I have gotten quite used to the comments after being introduced as Irish. Almost always, it’s followed by: You must love to drink!” In some cases, if I ask for water on a night out, I hear, “I thought you were Irish!” Really, it doesn’t offend me; I typically laugh it off. People who make the jokes are by no means the first ones to say it. But just so you know, we’re not all raging alcoholics.

All in all, being Irish does have one advantage: It’s an ice-breaker. And these “theories,” I guess you could call them, on what people think about Ireland ... well ... more on that after I milk my cow and hit the pub.

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Cultural Diversity Japan and Korea seem to be the birthplaces in the quest for youthful and beautiful skin, with the latest “elixir” (as usual, based on traditional, centuries-old beliefs) being snail mucus applied by specially bred live snails that slither across customers’ faces. The Clinical Salon in central Tokyo sells the 60-minute Celebrity Escargot Course session for the equivalent of about $250 and even convinced a London Daily Telegraph reporter to try one in July. (Previously, News of the Weird has informed readers of Asian nightingale-feces facials and live-fish pedicures.)

Unclear on the Concept: Among people earnestly devoted to palmistry (the foretelling of the future by “expert” examination of the inner surface of the hand), a few in Japan have resorted to what seems like cheating: altering their palm lines with cosmetic surgery. According to a July Daily Beast dispatch from Tokyo, Dr. Takaaki Matsuoka is a leading practitioner, preferring an electric scalpel over laser surgery in that the latter more often eventually heals over, obviously defeating the purpose. He must be careful to add or move only the lines requested by the patient (e.g., “marriage” line, “romance” line, “money-luck” line, “financial” success line).

Latest Religious Messages Iran’s INSA news service reported in January that officials in Shiraz had acquired a fingeramputation machine to perhaps streamline the gruesome punishment often meted out to convicted thieves. (A masked enforcer turns a guillotine-like wheel to slice off the finger in the manner of a rotary saw.) Iran is already known for its reliance on extreme Islamic Sharia, which prescribes amputations, public lashings and death by stoning, and Middle East commentators believe the government will now step up its amputating of fingers, even for the crime of adultery.

Smiting Skeptics: Measles, despite being highly contagious, was virtually eradicated in America until a small number of skeptics, using now-discredited “research,” tied childhood vaccinations with the rise of autism, and now the disease is returning. About half the members of the Eagle Mountain International Church near Dallas have declined to vaccinate their children,

and as of late August, at least 20 church members have experienced the disease. The head pastor denied that he preaches against the immunizations (although he did tell NPR, cryptically, “(T)he (medical) facts are facts, but then we know the truth. That always overcomes facts.”).

Outraged Jewish leaders complain periodically about Mormons who, in the name of their church, posthumously baptize deceased Jews (even Holocaust victims) beneficently, of course, to help them qualify for heaven. Church officials promised to stop, but in 2012 reports still surfaced that not all Mormons got the memo.

Thus inspired, a “religious” order called the Satanic Temple conducted a July “pink mass” over the Meridian, Miss., grave of the mother of the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Jr. posthumously “turning” her gay.

(Westboro infamously stages small, hate-saturated demonstrations denouncing homosexuals and American tolerance.) Ten days later, Meridian prosecutors charged a Satanic Temple official with misdemeanor desecration of a grave.

Questionable Judgments Australia’s chief diplomat in Taipei, Taiwan, said in August that he was suing local veterinarian Yang Dong-sheng for fraud because Dr. Yang backed out of euthanizing the diplomat Kevin Magee’s sick, 10-year-old dog. Instead, Dr. Yang “rescued” the dog, who is now thriving after he patiently treated her. Magee’s lawsuit claims, in essence, that his family vet recommended euthanization, that he had paid for euthanization, and that “Benji” should have been put down. Dr. Yang said the fee Magee paid was for “medical care” and not necessarily euthanization. (Benji, frolicking outside when a reporter visited, was not available for comment.)

In August, a prosecutor in Houston filed aggravated rape charges against a 10-yearold girl (“Ashley”) who had been arrested in June and held for four days in a juvenile detention center. A neighbor had seen Ashley touching a 4-year-old boy “in his private area,” according to a KRIV-TV report in other words, apparently playing the time-honored, rite-of-passage game of “doctor.”

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Godfather of Funk: George Clinton talks history, royalty theft and the new era of music By: Chelsea Blahut Above: George Clinton will perform at Ziggy’s this weekend in Wilmington. Courtesy photo 10 encore | september 25 - october 1, 2013| www.encorepub.com

midst multiple projects and recording R&B, hip-hop, funk and rock, George Clinton stands tall as the godfather of modern urban music. On September 28th, he will bring his revered Parliament Funkadelic band to Wilmington’s Ziggy’s by the Sea, offering his groundbreaking sound. They consist of intoxicating guitar riffs, stellar vocals and groovy beats—a peculiarity only the multifaceted Clinton can hone.

Hailing from Kannapolis, North Carolina, and growing up in a family of musicians, Clinton moved to Plainfield, New Jersey, as a teenager. There, he formed a doo-wop group dubbed The Parliaments, and scored one hit single, “I Wanna Testify,” in 1967. The song only found commercial success after Clinton abandoned the overdone Motown genre and found his own niche.

“Do the best you can, and then funk it!” It’s the advice he bestows on musicians trying to make it today. He takes it from a page out of his own book.

Once he strayed from the commercial pop sound of the ‘50s and ‘60s, he experimented with harmonies, melody and rhythms from the psychedelic era. By the early 1970s, The Parliaments dropped the “s,” and Clinton spawned Funkadelic, a rock group juxtaposing the sugary sounds of Motown.

In 1982, Clinton released “Computer Games,” with a number-one hit single “Atomic Dog.” He also produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Freaky Styley,” and signed with Prince’s Paisley Park label. In 1997, Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rock Walk, and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award at the NAACP Image Awards. Carrying on into 2002, Spin voted Parliament Funkadelic number six of the “50 Greatest Bands of All Time.”

Accustomed to the overwhelming yet infectious climate of collaborative musicians, 25 to 27 people will be performing on Saturday night alongside Clinton. His entourage makes up the two separate entities of Parliament and Funkadelic. They will bring an amalgamation of sound and funk they’ve cultivated collectively in songs like “Flashlight,” “One Nation Under a Groove,” “Aqua Boogie” and “(Not Just) Knee Deep.” Folks will hear and see the collaborators who helped catapult their fame, including keyboardist Bernie Worrell, guitarist Eddie Hazel, bassist Bootsy Collins, saxophonist Maceo Parker and trombonist Fred Wesley. The performance will not stray from the fables and tales which have become known of a Parliament Funkadelic show: gargantuan motherships, crazy costumes and lengthy beats and raps.

The only thing which may look astray is the 72-year-old’s cleaned-up look. Gone are his multi-colored dreads. Regardless, he remains an expert on the outrageous—a thing he has found success with and that which is easily observed in today’s music.

“It’s always strange to me to find a new era come about,” Clinton tells. “I’ve watched hiphop change through all its incarnations, R&B and pop music.”

Clinton’s evolution testifies to those eras, too, as he has appeared on albums with artists such as Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dogg), Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Outkast and De La Soul. Rappers Chief Keef and Drake have caught Clinton’s ears and eyes as of late.

“YouTube is taking over as far as [finding] the freshest music today,” he says. “That’s the best place to hear new music.”

Though, long gone are the days of record labels as a main advertiser for musicians, Clinton sees the use of social media as the best way to spread a brand—especially now that the recording industry can stifle creativity of artists with particular idiosyncrasies.

“If it’s good enough, it will go viral and stick out,” Clinton advises. “It’s the new way of getting stuff out there.”

An advocate for artists’ rights, Clinton fights for raising awareness on copyright issues, especially since undergoing numerous lawsuits to win back rights of his ‘70s and ‘80s catalog. Though Bridgeport Music Inc. says the musician signed over the rights in ‘82 or ‘83, Clinton claims his signature was forged, according to National Public Radio. On IndieGoGo, Clinton launched a campaign to raise $50,000

to help digitize and preserve P-Funk’s catalog of master analog tapes. Currently, he is compiling new and old songs for exclusive release online, and even had a bill, the P-Funk Initiative, drafted by Congressman John Conyers Jr. to protect against copyright and royalty theft. Clinton blogs about the issues at FunkProbosci.com.

“It always changes or straightens itself out,” he says of the ever-evolving industry.

Though record companies only produce music with the quickest and cheapest methods, Clinton urges artists to always seek an alternative. That includes overcoming the poor quality of sound cheapened by the digital era. “It’s a little overbearing at times,” he says. He and his fellow musicians just bought a regular phonograph for his home studio in Tallahassee. “It sounds so fucking good,” he quips. “To hear that warm sound of the record ... I almost forgot what it was like. And that’s why [artists] like to sample [our] songs, because they get a little piece of that in the music.”

Clinton would know, being one of the most sampled musicians of all time (aside from James Brown). “I’m down with it,” he admits—as long as royalty theft doesn’t surround it.

Even with a rigorous touring schedule that led Clinton and P-Funk to jazz festivals in the United Kingdom and France earlier in the summer, they took time to perform at the

National Mall as headliners for the concert “Bring Back the Funk,” also featuring Ivan Neville and Meshell Ndegeocello. The concert coincided with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum acquired P-Funk’s The Mothership, an iconic stage prop the band made famous in the 1970s. Donated by Clinton, the piece will help showcase a permanent music exhibition when the museum opens in 2015.

Today, Clinton currently spends time working on a book and an album to supplement it.

He expects to release it at the beginning of next year. “Be good to yourself,” he advises, a philosophy that audibly sounds true as he talks over the phone, while feeding geese at his Florida home. “And the one thing is not to blow your mind, because you can lose your sanity in this business. But if you can do that, then you can make it.”

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MONDAY S.I.N NIGHT $2 Domestics • $3 All Draft Selections $4 Flavored Bombs • 50% off Apps 6pm til close NEW BELGIUM TUESDAY $3 New Belgium selections (Shift Pale Lager, Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Rampant IPA) $5 Jameson • Half Off Wings!

WEDNESDAY $2.75 Miller Lite, $4 Wells, 50% off All Bottles of wine THIRSTY THURSDAY $2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 Sam Adams Seasonal & Harpoon IPA Pints $5 Redbull & Vodka, 50¢ Steamed Oysters and Shrimp FRIDAY $2.75 Bud Light, $3.25 Stella, $4 Fireballs SATURDAY $2.75 Coors Light, $3.25 Bud Light Lime, $5 Jager SUNDAY $3 Coronas/Corona Lite, $10 Domestic Buckets (5) $4 Mimosas, $4 Bloody Mary’s

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ROCKIN’, ROLLIN’ BLUES: On Saturday, September 28th, Tedeschi Trucks Band—led by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks—will take the stage at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Photo by James Minchin

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 OPEN MuSic JAM HOSTED BY SHANNON GilMORE & TOMMY KAiSER 7PM —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 3996977 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

HOMEGROWN RADiO SHOW HOSTED BY MARY BYRNE (7PM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 DJ KEYBO —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 KARAOKE (9PM) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St.; 762-4050

KARAOKE W/ DJ A.M.P. —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044

DJ lORD WAlRuS —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 2562776

DJ —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

fAQ & fRiENDS —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

KARAOKE —Brass Pelican; 2112 N. New River Dr., Surf City, NC 328-4373

SONGWRiTER’S NiGHT WiTH EMilY EARlE AND TRAviS SHAllOW —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040

SHAKEDOWN STREET WiTH THE DuBTOWN cOSMONAuTS —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

AARON HARvEY —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

OPEN Mic HOSTED BY THOMAS AND OGlESBY FRIDAY5564 Carolina (7PM; DRuMS, AMPS, full PA PROviDED) All Red Wine GlassesCosmos 1/2 Price $4, 007 Beach $ 50 Road 3 $ —Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd, 5 Skinny Girl Margaritas $ (910)-452-1212 Guinness Cans 3 Leland; 859-7188 $ Island Sunsets 5 ROB RONNER SATURDAY —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 $ Baybreeze/Seabreeze 4 14 encore | september 25 - october 1, $2013| www.encorepub.com

—Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 KARAOKE WiTH DJ BREWTAl —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 JAMMiN’ WiTH GEORGE GARDOS, lEROY HARPER JR., TERRY NASH, lARRY Tull, STEvE KiNG, GERARD TORcHiO (7PM) —Jax Fifth Ave. Deli & Ale House, 5046 New Centre Dr.; 859-7374 OPEN Mic NiGHT W/ HOST SEAN THOMAS GERARD (9PM) —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 SONGWRiTER NiGHT WiTH EMilY EARlE (fROM THE vOicE), TRAviS SHAllOW, JESSE STOcKTON (7PM) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040

MARK lYNcH (SOlO JAzz GuiTAR, 7PM) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

THuRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

TD MAcDONAlD (ROcKiN BluES, 9:30PM12:30AM) —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393

OPEN Mic —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

THE YAWPERS W/ RYAN BATES

OPEN Mic —Brass Pelican; 2112 N. New River Dr., Surf City, NC

328-4373 KArAOKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 DIScOTHeqUe THUrS. WITH DJ’S DST AND MATT evANS —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington

DJ BATTLe —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 DJ DST AND SBz —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

DJ KeyBO —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401

TOM NOONAN & JANe HOUSeAL —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

DJKAHUNA —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044

40 eAST —NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

DUTcH’S THUrSDAy NIGHT TrIvIA 7-9pM —Frank’s Classic American Grill, 6309 Market St., 910228-5952 KArAOKe (7pM-12AM) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach JAMeS JArvIS (AcOUSTIc JAzz pIANO, 7pM) —The Art Factory, 721 Surry St. THIrSTy THUrSDAy TeAM TrIvIA WITH SHerrI “SO very” (7-9pM) —Whiskey Trail at the Creek, 4039 Masonboro Loop Rd.; 399-3266 JAzz NIGHT WITH MArc SIeGeL 6pM-8pM —Atlanta Bread Company, 6886 Main St. (Mayfaire), Wilmington, NC. (910) 509-2844 OpeN MIc NIGHT WITH DeNNIS BrINSON (8pM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 OpeN MIc/SONGWrITerS NIGHT 7-10pM —Grinder’s Cafe, 5032 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403, (910) 859-8266

THe OTHer GUyS & A GAL —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 KArAOKe WITH MIKe NOrrIS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ KeyBO —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 OpeN MUSIc JAM HOSTeD By SHANNON GILMOre & TOMMy KAISer 7pM —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 3996977

BreNT STIMMeL —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 JOHN MIeLcArSKI —Shell Island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Ave., 256-8696

SATUrDAy, SepTeMBer 28 MArK LyNcH (JAzz GUITAr, 10:30AM-1:30pM); DJBe exTreMe KArAOKe (9pM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 DJ BATTLe —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

910.798.9464

KArAOKe W/ DJ A.M.p.

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

BIBIS eLLISON BAND —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 T&T (9pM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 zION BAND (reGGAe, 10pM) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 KrASH —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

BeNJy TeMpLeTON —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 HOUSe/TecHNO DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 pIANO —Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 pIANO —Blockade Runner Beach Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2251 DJ MILK AND SBz —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington DJ DST AND MATT evANS —Sputnik, 23 N. Front St. SpIDer MIKe & frIeNDS (2-5pM) —Fire & Spice Gourmet, 312 Nutt St.; 762-3050 IrISH MUSIc JAM 2pM —The Dubliner, 1756 Carolina Beach Road

NONpOINT —Ziggy’s by the Sea, 208 Market St.; (336) 722-5000 BIG BOI, KILLer MIKe, fUzz JAcKSON, DJ BATTLe —Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939

ONWArD, SOLDIerS (10pM) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040

DJKAHUNA —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044

rOcKIN’ TrIvIA WITH pArTy GrAS DJ (9 p.M.) —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 5090805

cHASING OpAL 8pM —Fermental, 7250-B Market St.; 821-0362

DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

OverTyMe (ecLecTIc MIx, 7-10pM) —Holiday Inn Resort (Oceanfront Terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

TeDeScHI TrUcKS BAND —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

STeveN cOMpTON —Longstreet’s Irish Pub, 133 N. Front St.; 343-8881

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

LIVE TEAM TRIVIA 8PM

PINT NIGHT ALL PINTS $2.75

SUNDAYS

WORLD TAVERN POKER PLAY FOR FREE 7PM & 9:30PM

Monkey Junction 910.392.7224

cApe feAr rIver rAMBLerS —Riverfront Farmers’ Market; Water St. Wilmington DALLAS perry —Longstreet’s Irish Pub, 133 N. Front St.; 343-8881

TOp 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

pONcHOS frOM perU, preTeND SUrprISe, pJ BOND (9pM) —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

JUDAH MOOre —Wilmington Water Tours Catamaran, 212 S. Water St.; 338-3134

MILLeNIA fUNK’N (8pM-12AM) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach

MONIcA HOeLScHer —Wilmington Water Tours Catamaran, 212 S. Water St.; 338-3134

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rOBerT LIGHTHOUSe —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

STereOType (9pM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

THe fAMILy, cHrIS WILSON, pLANeT eArTH —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

TIM KOeHLer 8pM —Fermental, 7250-B Market St.; 821-0362

HOUSe/TecHNO DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

206 Old Eastwood Rd.

DJ SIr NIcK BLAND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 2562776

BLp —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

KArAOKe —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 2562269

LIVE TEAM & PINT NIGHT TRIVIA ALL PINTS 8PM-10PM $2.75

DJ KeyBO —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401

KIM DIcSO —Wilmington Water Tours Catamaran, 212 S. Water St.; 338-3134

TrIvIA WITH STeve (8:30pM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

WEDNESDAYS

DJ TUrTLe —Station 21, 21 N. Front St., Wilmington, NC

LUKAS NeLSON & THe prOMISe Of THe reAL, ALOHA rADIO —Ziggy’s by the Sea, 208 Market St.; (336) 722-5000

cATALyST —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

pSycHI ASyLUM preSeNTS: AMBUSH, N8 NASTI, WOrLD LIfe SOLDIerS & BIG e (HIp HOp) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

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fIre DANcING AND DrUM cIrcLe (8pM) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

SArAH AND rOBBIe AUSTIN, KyLe LINDLey, TOM cUMMINGS AND JANIce peDerSON —Longstreet’s Irish Pub, 133 N. Front St.; 343-8881

Blackboard Specials

DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

KArAOKe —Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988

THe yAWperS, Deep ecOLOGy, eMMA NeLSON (9pM) —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

SAM MeLvIN & frIeNDS —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 North Lake Park Blvd; 458-4745

DJ MILK AND MATT evANS —Sputnik, 23 N. Front St.

DJ SHAfT —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

AL DIMArcO’S SONGWrITer SHOWcASe (7-9pM) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

—Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040

TOrI vAzqUez, ArISe AWAKe (9pM) —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

ONWArD, SOLDIerS

HOW TO SUBMIT A LISTING All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub.com by the prior Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar.

Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

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Blackboard Specials

Mark kroos (guitar, 2pM) —Music and Arts, 2340 S. 17th St.; 791-4799 randy McQuay (pop, classic, 7-10pM) —Holiday Inn Resort (Oceanfront Terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 drunk on the regs —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 the casserole —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 North Lake Park Blvd; 458-4745

Wrightsville Beach, NC

LIVE MUSIC Oceanfront Terrace 7-10 pm FRI.

SEPT 27 SAT.

SEPT 28 FRI.

OCT 4 SAT.

OCT 11

OVERTYME Eclectic Mix Randy McQuay Pop & Classic Full Dish Classic Travis Shallow Classic Rock 1610 Pavilion Place 256-0102

Monday $1 Tacos • $3 Wells $10 Domestic Buckets Free Pool

Tuesday $2 Bud Light & Miller Light Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament

Wednesday Irish Night! $2 Off All Irish Drinks

Thursday College Night! $5 Cover & 1¢ Domestic Drafts

SEPTEMBER 29

Friday

Overtyme

Karaoke with Carson $2 Draft Specials

OCTOBER 6

Saturday Live Music $4 Bombs

Manny Lloyd

Sunday

OCTOBER 13

ILM’s Famous Sunday Funday with DJ Battle and the Karaoke Kong 1/2 Price Wine Bottles

Heart & Soul 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach • 256-8500

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pengo With Beau gunn —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 into it. oVer it.; saVes the day —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

Valient thor, raMMing speed —Ziggy’s by the Sea, 208 Market St.; (336) 722-5000

dJkahuna —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044

40 east —NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

open Mic W/ John ingraM —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 3996977

Bulls on parade —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

karaoke —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

adelaide Brooks, Barry langston —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

Mighty Quinn —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

sister hazel, the WilMington syMphony orchestra, the hoggard high Voyagers —Kenan Auditorium UNCW Campus; 313-2584

druMMing With ron & eric (6:30-8:30pM) —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

sunday, septeMBer 29 Jazz JaM With Benny hill (8pM) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 Ben MorroW —Elijah’s, 2 Ann St.; 343-1448

dJ keyBo —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 college night karaoke —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 karaoke With Mike norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 graMatik, heroBust, eXMag —Ziggy’s by the Sea, 208 Market St.; (336) 722-5000 karaoke With dJ party gras (9pM) —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805

l shape lot (3pM); clay crotts (8pM) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

World taVern triVia hosted By Mud —Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd., Monkey Junction; 392-7224

satellite Bluegrass Band (6-10pM) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

JaMes haff (piano) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

open electric JaM hosted By randy o (6pM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

JV flanagan —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach

karaoke With daMon —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 3993056

Wednesday, octoBer 2

tyler perry’s chill Beats laB (9pM) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

karaoke (9pM) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St.; 762-4050

MoJo collins (5pM) —Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Highway 17; 6869518

hoMegroWn radio shoW hosted By Mary Byrne (7pM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

traVis shalloW (classic rock, 10pM) —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street, 399-2866

roB ronner —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

Michael Wolfe —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

open Mic hosted By thoMas and oglesBy (7pM; druMs, aMps, full pa proVided) —Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd, Leland; 859-7188

george clinton and the parliaMent funkadelic —Ziggy’s by the Sea, 208 Market St.; (336) 722-5000 oVertyMe —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.; 256-8500

Monday, septeMBer 30 electric Mondays W/ pruitt & screWloopz —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 karaoke W/ dJ douBle doWn —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 Water shed —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 karaoke —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 Josh soloMon duo

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Jenny pearson —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

tuesday, octoBer 1

dennis Brinson —Shell Island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Ave., 256-8696

LIVE MUSIC Sunday’s 4-8 p.m.

MultiMedia open Mic (8pM) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

snack cracker —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

BliVet (8pM-12aM) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach

1706 North Lumina Ave. • (910) 256-2231

—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

open Music JaM hosted By shannon gilMore & toMMy kaiser 7pM —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 3996977 dJ lord Walrus —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 2562776 karaoke With dJ BreWtal —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 dJ keyBo —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 karaoke W/ dJ a.M.p.

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 karaoke —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

ShowStoppers

Blackboard Specials SUNDAY Breakfast Buffet

Concerts outside of Southeastern NC

9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

MARK LYNCH - Jazz Guitar 10: 30 am - 1:30 pm djBe KARAOKE 9 p.m. $ 2 PBR Longnecks

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast Buffet

$4 20 oz. Guinness Pints Live Acoustic Music

THURSDAY

TRIVIA w/Steve 8:30 p.m.

Prizes! $ 2.50 Yuengling Drafts

Open for Breakfast Daily at 6 am FRANKLY ANI: Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco will perform at Asheville’s The Orange Peel on Saturday, Sept. 28th. Courtesy photo

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. Cabarrus strEEt, ralEigh, nC (919) 821-4111 9/25-27: World of Bluegrass Ramble Showcase THE ORANGE PEEL 101 biltmorE avEnuE, ashEvillE, nC (828) 225-5851 9/25: Big Boi, Killer Mike 9/26: City and Colour, Lucy Rose 9/28: Ani DiFranco, Pearl and the Beard 10/1: Passion Pit 10/2: Three Days Grace AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 south tryon strEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 377-6874 9/25: City and Colour, Lucy Rose 9/27: Michael Tracy, Moses Jones 9/29: The Vigil, The Seth Worley Band CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. main strEEt, Carrboro, nC (919) 967-9053 9/28: Walk the Moon, Magic Man 9/29: Carrboro Music Festival 9/30: Saves the Day; Into It. Over It.; Hostage Calm KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE 8003 rEgEnCy pkwy, Cary, nC (919) 462-2052 9/28: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

SATURDAY

OPEN MIC with Starkey First Tues. of the Month 8:30 p.m.

1/2 off Wine Bottles & $4 Magner’s Irish Cider

SUNDAY

9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. $ 4 Bloody Mary’s and Mimosa’s

New Outdoor Patio Seating!

1423 S. 3rd St. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON 763-1607

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH Oceanfront Patio 7-10pm

LIVE MUSIC

JOHN MIELCARSKI September 28th dennis brinson October 4th ROB RONNER October 5th randy mc quay October 11th daniel parish October 12th kennedy park 2700 N. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville Beach, NC Drink 910-256-8696 Specials www.shellisland.com

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arts > theatre

ig Dawg Productions’ latest offering of Molière’s 1664 classic “Tartuffe” is filled with surprises. Director Eric S. Kildow chose to set this production in the American South in 1985—an appropriate choice for a play that addresses religious hypocrisy. After all, in 1985 both the “Praise the Lord” teleministries of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as Jimmy Swaggart’s television crusades were at the height of their popularity, just before scandals broke and ultimately brought down both media empires. It is very believable that an upper middle-class, church-going community man like Orgon (J. R. Rodriguez) would be primed to come under the spell of a self-proclaimed apostle like Tartuffe (James Swan).

The announcement of both Rodriguez and Swan’s return to the Wilmington stage after a considerable hiatus brings a nice surprise.

Rodriguez’s Orgon is Sinclair Lewis’ Babbitt played by Woody Harrelson: a well meaning, well-entrenched member of the community who wants what’s best for his family, but to be blunt, is easily manipulated. Previously a momma’s boy, then maneuvered by his wife, Elmire (Holli Saperstein), he falls under the command of Tartuffe. All three understand the secret to manipulating Orgon is to make him think he is in control; then, he will be putty in their hands.

Tartuffe, however, succeeds in convincing Orgon that he has God’s ear and heaven’s voice. Now, the family scrambles to keep one step ahead of his insidious plan to marry the daughter, Mariane (Tamica Katzmann), and take control of not only their lives but

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their worldly possessions. Mariane’s brother, Damis (Casey Mills), determines not to let this happen without a fight, preferably a physical one if possible. But the schemes of Elmire and Dorine (LaRaisha Burnette), the family’s maid, ultimately reveals to Orgon the truth about Tartuffe.

Katzmann, an incredibly sexy woman who frequently is cast to play the romantic interest, turns in one of her best performances to date as a shy and foolish teenage girl. It’s a different casting choice for her, and the stretch works.

Dorine is the coveted female role in this script: an outspoken comedic character who far oversteps every boundary for a servant.

It gets excused only because of her genuine devotion and love for the family that employs her. Burnette is completely a second mother to the two adolescent children; she wheedles, manipulates and ultimately protects them better than Orgon and Elmire. The set-up of the more shrewd and resourceful servant protecting the interests of their dim-witted employer is a frequent motif in literature and film, but Burnette’s particular strong-willed humor make this well-known image fresh and enjoyable. Her silver polishing scene especially stands out for its comedic quality filled with clear intention. I had only previously seen her onstage in a musical role. Her voice is remarkable, but it is a real joy to see her shine a light on her craft as a comedic actress.

Swan’s Tartuffe is really menacing, mostly because he is hard to put a finger on; it’s more frightening for people to not know what they are up against. Swan exudes overwhelming energy and charisma from the moment he enters the stage. It’s also oily, and for Saperstein, a bit much to take. Their

scene on the couch gives a perfect portrayal of the games men and women play concerning wanted and unwanted advances. In fact, I can remember enduring that exact moving and removing of hands game; it’s not fun or funny in real life, but they nail it onstage.

Swan seems to gravitate toward playing bullying pretenders (Arturo in Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” comes to mind).

I think it’s because he likes to peel back the layer just enough to let the audience in on his amusement, and people actually fall for his shtick. The contrast between what gets done and said when Orgon is looking and when he is not is incredibly humorous but also infuriating for the other characters. It’s that wink at everyone else that makes his Tartuffe so captivating for the audience.

To complement the Southern setting, Big Dawg partners with local band L Shape Lot to provide the soundtrack for the show. It’s a lovely collaboration within our own arts community and it deepens the experience. For L Shape Lot fans, it builds a more personal bridge with the production. Let us hope this collaboration is, as the saying goes, “The beginning of a beautiful friendship!”

The translation of the script from French to English surprises me. According to the director’s note: “This production is a translation based on a handful of translations.” Indeed, the script did work well; it’s highly accessible, but part of the artistry of the rhyming couplets seems lost. It’s the difference in craft and creativity between free-verse and sonnets, and requires much greater skill to work within the format of a sonnet than not. Though, I admit I am probably one of a handful of people in town who would notice or care. Ultimately, the script is very accessible, and the actors give it not just flesh but a life force that makes it run, which remains of most importance.

DETAILS: Tartuffe ★★★★★ Big Dawg Productions 613 Castle St. • 910-367-5237

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UNCW opens new season with local debut of ‘Sordid Lives’ By: Mary Childers

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colorful Texan family faces a reunion of sorts after the accidental death of their matriarch. Guilty of having an affair, the matriarch trips on her lovers’ wooden legs, hits her head on a sink and dies.

Full of outrageous moments and extraordinary people, the play “Sordid Lives” represents a larger picture: learning to accept those who seem different. Director Ed Wagenseller, who also teaches theatre at UNCW, has never been a fan of the ordinary or expected.

“I’m drawn to the misfits and the people who are still trying to find their place in this world,” he says. “There is something about that human condition, and in a weird way that is what this play has on a couple of levels.”

Originally written by Del Shores, “Sordid Lives” appears in numerous media: as a play, a movie, and even a sitcom. What remains a Southern comedy, and in much of its “white trash” glory, still, it tackles heavy content, such as sexuality, infidelity, love lost, and of course the ups and downs of dealing with family.

In 1996, the play premiered in Los Angeles,

and in 2000, Shores produced and directed it into a movie featuring Olivia Newton-John. With a total of 14 wins at the Drama League Awards, including Best Production, “Sordid Lives” has caught the attention from a variety of audiences. The film version quickly solidified itself a “cult classic” among the LGBT community, as a major plot point features a transvestite.

“There is nothing you can do in the theatre to shock me,” Wagenseller says. “I don’t believe in shock. I want [the audience] to take away acceptance, but I also just want them to leave having a good time.”

Without seeing “Sordid Lives,” Wagenseller is coming at this play with no prior influences as director.

He hasn’t seen the movie, the TV show or the stage version. “I have nothing to compare it to,” he admits, “which means I could really screw it up or come out with a really original attempt. I don’t have any preconceived notions of what this needs to be. I can approach it from a

DRESS TO IMPRESS: Leslie Williams as Bitsy Mae Harling and Richard Smith as Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram. Courtesy of UNCW Theatre Dept.

sense of originality.”

A director for the past 20 years, Wagenseller auditioned 70 people over a two-day period and filled 10 spots. The cast has been rehearsing four nights a week, for a mere three weeks, in order to prepare for opening night. “I like the pressure,” he says of the quick pace.

“I like teaching actors that you don’t necessarily need six to eight weeks to put a show up.

You can do it in four. You just have to be willing to work your ass off.”

Del Shores’ writing background shines a light on colorful individuals in “Sordid Lives.”

Earl “Brother Boy” Ingram (Richard Smith) deals with parents who have institutionalized him for 23 years due to his cross-dressing ways. Wardell “Bubba” Owens (Nicholas D. Kempton) catches Earl’s attention and affection for a bit of a love story. Protagonist Bitsy Mae Harling (Leslie Williams) is a local singer, who just got released from prison, and happens to be thrown into the mix from her connection with the now-deceased Peggy Ingram. The characters seem nothing short of dysfunctional. Even though they have a lot on their deep-fried plates, they still find time to be in each other’s business.

“In a nutshell the play is a reflection of our society and the people who are considered normal,” Wagenseller says. “The people who are seen as crazy are the ones who are most comfortable and normal with themselves. The play hits on that by using comedy. . .What matters is how someone treats another person and how you treat someone sitting across

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from you.”

As week three of rehearsals dwindle, major elements of the play are coming together. This includes technical aspects of the show, which are handled by the students, as teachers mentor and supervise.

“Essentially [UNCW] students are the ones who make the wheel move,” Wagenseller explains. “We hold them to the highest of standards because the important thing to remember is we are a training program, and it is important to train people to not settle for anything but their best.”

Likewise, the theatre department introduces students to professionals in the field. Local lighting designer Scott Davis (“Homeland”) acts as a guest artist on the production. Students work alongside him as a valuable resource. In fact, guest artists will help with every play this fall and next spring. “We seem to have chosen plays where we can cast primarily from the students we have here in the department,” Wagenseller says, “but there will always be one outside professional working on every show.”

They’ve also had their hands in the costuming. Overseen by designer Max Lydy, they’ve worked carefully.

“Creating a costume for a 6’3 transvestite hasn’t been easy,” Wagenseller jokes. “Seriously, I want them to have fun because in my opinion, if you’re having fun then you’re creating things.”

As a bonus to the students and director, Del Shores will be attending the October 8th showing of “Sordid Lives.” Tickets for this show only run $25 for the general public and $15 for students. It includes the show, as well as a Del Shores meet-in-greet, question-and-answer session and a wine-and-cheese reception. Otherwise, tickets are $10 to $12, with opening night on September 26th at UNCW’s Cultural Art Building. The wacky, eccentric and endearing story runs weekends through October 6th, falling shy of two hours in length.

DETAILS: Sordid Lives UNCW Theatre Department 601 S. College Rd. Sept. 26-29 and Oct. 3-6 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees, 2 p.m.

Tickets are $12 GA; $10 UNCW employees and seniors; $5 students with ID and children. • 910-962-2793

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Succeeding in Biz: Thalian Association opens ‘60s classic By: Shea Carver

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ccording to Thalian Association’s artistic director Tom Briggs, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” remains a classic for many reasons, nevermind the fact it’s a Pulitzer Prize and seven-time Tony Award winner. “It’s a satire of corporate greed, an inherently backstabbing culture which doesn’t seem to have changed much in the 50 years since the show was written,” Briggs states.

Opening at Thalian Hall, and running through October 6th, “How to Succeed” is originally scored by Frank Loesser (“Guys and Dolls”). The music remains upbeat, and its staging and choreography by Bob Fosse has given director and choreographer Debra Gillingham much inspiration to guide the show.

“There is simply no one better at evoking this style,” Briggs says. “Debra has such a feeling for the period, and it’s a big dance show, which is her specialty. She has staged it so expertly that there are several numbers that will bring down the house. She’s a pro who works from a place of encouragement, warmth and precision, which is how you get the best out of a cast.”

We interviewed Briggs about the excitement of this classic and how its heart will appeal to anyone, regardless of age and time. “Ambition,” he notes, “we all have it, whether in business or romance.

If you believe in yourself wholeheartedly, there’s nothing you can’t achieve. Just be careful of stepping on people on your way up, because you just might encounter them again on your way down!” encore (e): Tell us about the context and social mores in “How to Succeed.” Do you find it dates the material at all?

Tom Briggs (TB): Back in the Camelot-era of the early ‘60s, we were wallowing in the prosperity of “The American Century.” We were all wearing rose-colored glasses. After President Kennedy’s assassination, and that of his brother and Dr. King, followed by the advent of the Vietnam War, the emotional climate changed. The post-war brotherhood of man’s ethic gave way to a more cynical “every man for himself” ideology. I think there’s a direct line to the catastrophic collapse of our economy in this century, which has put a slew of corporate heads on the block. So I think, more than ever, audiences will welcome a few yucks at their expense. This is definitely a period piece, but dated? Not in the least. e: How is the cast fulfilling their roles?

TB: The characters are so well-written and so much fun to spend time with. It has immense entertainment value all around, which is what you really look for in a musical. Our leading man, played by the terrific Adam Poole, is a lowly windowwasher who manages to climb up the corporate

ladder with nothing more than moxie and sheer charisma. He’s an anti-hero you find yourself rooting for; Adam has the kind of presence you just can’t help falling for. His love interest, the rather naive Rosemary, is played by Wilmington newcomer Amy Smith, who is simply captivating. The self-serving boss is played by Stuart Pike, whom audiences will remember as Capt. von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” and Capt. Keller in “The Miracle Worker.” Here, he has an opportunity to exercise his comedic chops, and he’s absolutely hilarious! Brandon James, Emily Graham, George Domby and Rasa Love also make strong impressions in supporting roles. e: What’s your favorite song in the musical, and who is bringing the music to life?

TB: Amanda Hunter is our fantastic music director. She’s pulled together an orchestra of 11 musicians, which is just about as big as it gets here in Wilmington. The choral sound is spectacular! We have some of the very best singers in town.

My favorite number is “Brotherhood of Man,” not only for its optimistic message and show-stopping choreography, but because I’m making a little cameo appearance in it. What can I say? We were short one old man, so I volunteered. I haven’t sung and danced in a show since 1987, but I’m having a ball trying to keep up with this great cast. It’s really a show comprised of many musical highlights. e: Can we expect bright and colorful set design, such as illuminated by ‘60s mod scenery?

TB: Troy Rudeseal has done a brilliant set design, very urban and angular, sort of Piet Mondrian in style, which is exactly right for this show. The incredibly creative Debbie Scheu has done the costumes, which bring lots of vibrancy to the stage, and our go-to lighting designer, Dallas LaFon, is painting it all in glorious technicolor. I also have to give a big shout-out to an often unsung hero, our sound designer, Jonathan Graves. If a musical doesn’t sound good, you’ve got nothing. And wrangling microphones for a big musical with a cast of almost 30, and balancing them with so many musicians, is no mean feat. If I didn’t have Jonathan, I wouldn’t even attempt a show like this.

DETAILS: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Thalian Hall, Sept. 26-29, Oct 3-6, 8 p.m. or Sun., 3 p.m. • $15-$30 9/28: Thalian Association’s 225th Anniversary Reception, 6 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., $25 (show tickets sold separately) www.thalian.org

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Connecting Time and Place:

Cape Fear Camera Club showcases artistic history at museum By: Trent Williams

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reserving history through a photograph is one of the most natural ways to peer into our pasts.

The creative eye behind the lens can capture a moment in time that is entirely unique to its own experience. The Cape Fear Museum and Cape Fear Camera Club believe it can capture the moods of an entire place, seen in the museum’s current exhibition, “Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear.” The exhibit displays a wide range of regional views with artistic composition and character.

Folks can journey through the Cape Fear region via landscapes, nature, architecture and people. Each photograph was snapped within a 50-mile radius of Wilmington. More than 100 printed and digital works hang.

“One of the unique qualities of photography is its ability to render records of individuals, places and events,” Robin Grotke, exhibits chair of Cape Fear Camera Club, elaborates. “Throughout our lives, most of us perceive changes over time in the urban and natural landscapes, includ-

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NOW HANGING AT CF MUSEUM: “Brunswick River Bridge,” by Richard Hass. Courtesy of Cape Fear Camera Club

ing the populations of these places, as well as areas impacted by such things as politics, science, and technology. The world we can see in photographs taken 100 years ago is vastly different from our present, which, in turn, will be considerably different 100 years from now.”

It often isn’t possible to preserve historic resources in bulk, so photographic documentation is one method that can serve as valuable, lasting records of structures, biodiversity or even a way of life. In an effort to record how we currently see our Port City, a great deal of effort has been put into this project and the exhibit behind it.

“The Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear exhibit is the result of a great partnership between a county agency and a civic organization,” Adrienne Garwood, museum exhibit manager, says.

“Cape Fear Museum and Cape Fear Camera Club collaborated to bring visitors a wide range of views; from a sunrise in Southport, to close-up blossoms at Airlie Gardens, to cotton harvesting, to structures aged to perfection. Each artfully composed color or black-and-white image shows a little slice of life and local character.”

The collaboration continues to be a part of the museum’s educational programming, which enables the museum to reach out to the community. The camera club has participated in other events, too, such as “Night at the Museum” and the “Photo Walk,” both which provide an important way to share a passion for photography with the community.

“My hope is that the Cape Fear Camera Club will continue its friendship with the museum after the Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear exhibit closes next month,” Grotke says, “and that other cultural institutions will see what CFCC can offer them and the Wilmington area.”

Photographs submitted by Cape Fear Camera Club members were judged on showing a broad representation of the region, with consideration given to the technical quality. The club meets the third Tuesday of the month, and is open to the public. Their mission focuses on deepening the passion, understanding and joy of photographing, through community opportunities, skill development, competition, critique and camaraderie.

Upcoming Cape Fear Camera Club competitions throughout 2013 include: long exposures (digital; 10/1); black and white (print; 11/5); leading lines (digital, 12/3). “Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear” exhibit at Cape Fear Museum, which is $4 to $7 admission, hangs through October 27th.

DETAILS: Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear Cape Fear Camera Club exhibit Cape Fear Museum • 814 Market St. Admission: $4- $7 www.capefearcameraclub.org

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2165 Wrightsville Ave. • (910) 343 5233 Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com Artfuel.inc is a multimedia studio and art gallery, now located at the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Dawson Street. Volume 34 features work by Sarah Collier, Becky Carey, Cornelius Riley, Bambie and Eli Thompson.

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22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302 • 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com Friday, October 11th, marks the opening reception for a solo show, “By the Beach”, featuring the work of BJ Cothran. BJ is the author of Images of America: Topsail Island and Then and Now: Topsail Island. She is also the editor of Topsail Magazine so it’s not surprising that her work is inspired by the area. The reception is from 6-8 p.m. and the public is invited.

The November show will open on November 8th and will feature a Harvest theme. The December show opening on December 13th, will be simply themed “White”.

Go to Artexposure50.com and check out Classes for Adults and Teens as well as Classes for Children.

“Paint by Wine” will be offered on selected Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m., with Karen Crenshaw.

ArtExposure will be closed December 22nd through January 13th and will reopen to regular hours on January 14th.

CAPE FEAR NATIVE

What’s hanging around the Port City

114 Princess St. • (910) 465-8811 Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.capefearnative.com Join us in this week’s Fourth Friday Gallery Walk for the opening reception for Renato Abbate from 6-9 PM. Abbate’s unique and whimsical ceramic creations include mugs, bowls, plates, tiles, magnets, masks and wall hangings. His collection will be featured until October 24. Cape Fear Native features art, jewelry, pottery, photography and more, all original designs by local artists in the Cape Fear area.

NOW AT CAPE FEAR NATIVE: Some of Renato Abbate’s mugs. Courtesy photo.

We also have sail bags by Ella Vickers and jewelry by Half United. Stop in and support your local creative community.

FIGMENTS GALLERY

1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Ste. II • 910-509-4289 Tues.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; • Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. www.figmentsgallery.com Figments Gallery offers a fresh mix of eclectic work from local and international artists of all genres.

Come by for an Open House Exhibit featuring new artists on the Second Friday of every month from 6-8 p.m. It’s a great event to connect with the arts community!

201 Princess St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-6p.m. (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com “Color Interplay” features the recent works of local artist Bruce Bowman and Nancy Tuttle May of Durham, opening on on September 27th and hanging through October 19th. Bowman’s skewed perspectives and bold palette create a striking contrast to May’s abstract studies of form and color. Bowman’s playful rendition of his subjects, primarily noteworthy structures or cityscapes, belies his background as a commercial architect. Combining collage with mixed media, May presents us with her dynamic compositions of form and color.

New Elements Gallery will host an opening night reception on Friday, September 27th, from 6 to 9 pm. The public is invited to meet the artists and both will be available to discuss their work.

River to Sea Gallery

225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (Free parking) • (910)-763-3380 • Tues.-Sat. 11am-5p; Sun. 1-4pm.

River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In

addition, the gallery represents several local artists.

The current show is sure to enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry. Our current exhibit “Morning Has Broken” features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures.

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10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) (910) 575-5999 Tues.- Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. sunsetrivermarketplace.com Sunset River Marketplace is located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, North Carolina, over 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts and crafts. Showcasing only artists from the two Carolinas, featuring clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, hand-blown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Since opening in 2002, Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community, thanks to its onsite pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

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Grimm’s experience provides new perspectives on society. Or, at least, the movie will give people something to relate to on some level.

“I had the opportunity to challenge many of my life-long beliefs and assumptions about black culture,” he says. “As a white person, I thought that the rest of the world thought like me. Understanding that white privilege is real was disturbing—not because it exists, but because it persists.”

Grimm urges people to admit their own prejudices and use them as a starting point for growth. He says facing his own prejudices, upon being asked about them, remains eye-opening.

“When I found the courage to say, ‘yes,’ my experience was that black people trusted me because now there is a basis for an honest relationship,” Grimm explains. “After over 150 interviews no one has shamed me for being prejudiced; I feared that for a long time for nothing. I found black culture to be incredibly understanding and forgiving.”

So far Grimm’s screening of the film has resulted in his hopes: to prompt open discussions among audience members. “Racial Taboo” has shown at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Grimm also routinely plays the film for test audiences and members of the media, with hopes of perfecting the film in its ability to spark and carry forth dialogue.

Locally, the film has garnered the attention and support of Mayor Bill Saffo, Deborah Maxwell (President of the New Hanover

County NAACP), Ben David (District Attorney for New Hanover and Pender Counties), Samuel Ibrahim (New Hanover County Republican Party Chairman), and Richard Poole (New Hanover County Democratic Party Chairman).

“Racial Taboo” will become available at all New Hanover County public libraries beginning October 1st. Grimm wants to someday make the film available online for free; he says it will happen once the film reaches 5,000 likes on Facebook, and when donations/purchases reach onethird of the production cost, which is around $25,000. People interested in contributing can donate $200 and become a credited “executive producer” (on the online version), or donate between $20 and $199 and become listed as a “co-executive producer” (on the online version). T-shirts and DVDs are also available for purchase.

The premiere of “Racial Taboo” at City Stage will also feature stand-up comedy by national-touring comedians Kyle Grooms and Dustin Chafin. Grooms has seen the film and really took to Grimm’s personality. More so, he enjoys shedding a light on sensitive issues with the use of comedy as a cushion. “I think humor is a way of adding a little sugar to it,” Grooms says. “[The subject of race] is bitter but it’s still the truth.”

Tickets for the event can be purchased on the film’s website (racialtaboo.com).

Grimm asks attendees to bring canned food items or baby formula to the premiere to donate to a local food bank. More importantly, he asks: “Try to have an open mind for 53 minutes and 23 seconds, and then talk about it.” There will be a political roundtable, including Mayor Saffo, Ben David and the NAACP, after the screening.

DETAILS: ‘Racial Taboo’ screening; comedy w/Kyle Grooms & Dustin Chafin City Stage, 21 N Front St. September 27th-28th, 7 p.m. $12 adv or $15/door

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‘The Butler’ doesn’t offer fresh enough perspective By: Anghus

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d w struggled with Lee Daniels’ “The Butler,” a movie that tells the story of the w struggle for racial equality through sevn eral turbulent decades. It’s a difficult movie d for a few reasons. The subject matter is y troubling because it so starkly portrays the heinous atrocities committed during the civil e rights movement. It’s an emotionally drainr ing experience, no matter how familiar we are with the source material. Watching the awful depths people sank to, and the horm rible treatment they received at the hands e of their fellow man is difficult to stomach. I ; also found the movie difficult because of how e clumsily the subject is handled. It’s a movie s engineered to elicit an emotional reaction at - an almost subatomic level—a film I would de- scribe as “manipulative to a fault.” d “The Butler” is two movies intertwined - and yet constantly at odds with one another.

- One is the story of a proud man who suffers quiet indignities at the hands of his employe ers, where he serves as butler in the White 9 House. The other is a more traditional civil - rights story about his son and the struggle s for racial equality throughout the ‘60s and . ‘70s. I call it “traditional” because so much y of it feels like the kind of historical fiction - we’ve seen many times before. The film is e not bad by any stretch, but it’s a well-intens tioned mess that delivers every emotional s beat with a leaden heavy hand. g The life of Cecil Gaines (Forrest Whitaker) rarely is an easy one. He watches his father’s f murder before being brought into servitude a by racist employers. Taught this trade out of s guilt for what happened to his father, the famt ily views his job as some kind of gift—especially because it will spare him from manual d labor. Cecil learns how to work with quiet . dignity, and teaches how to engage those he d works for without judgment or eye contact.

- There’s something sad about seeing a man e like Cecil reduced to this role—not because n of the nature of the work but because he is basically trained to be invisible to his employd ers. When he gets a job at the White House, l he serves the most powerful men in the world.

- Still, he sits in suffered silence as he listens to them belittle the plight of his people while being treated like a second-class citizen.

Whitaker is great in the role. Much of his performance relies on subtleties, like the expression on his face when he hears terrible things said about those on the freedom march, desperate to peacefully find equality in a country that seems uninterested in their predicament. The entire performance is a master class in restraint.

Among those marching in the now-famous

QUIET MOMENTS: The still moments in “The Butler”—starring Oprah Winfrey and Forrest Whitaker—are the ones Director Daniels could use more of. Courtesy photo

protests are his son, who risks his life for the betterment of his people. Most of the movie moves back and forth between the struggle of Cecil choosing a life of restraint and dignity in the face of hatred, and his son who chooses to fight for what he knows is right.

On paper, this is an interesting dichotomy, but the film’s director, Lee Daniels, pours it on so thick it’s almost like he’s trying to drown the message.

There are lots of likable elements in the movie but as a cohesive narrative, it sorely lacks. The scenes of horrible atrocities, no matter how real, feel comically overstated— so much so they could have been pulled out of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.”

That is in no way an effort to mitigate the sad brutality of civil rights. The movie should start 10 minutes past the opening scene, without the clunky attempt at establishing the horrors of racial violence. It obviously tells every choice Lee Daniels will make throughout the rest of the film.

My biggest problem with “The Butler” is

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just that: It’s obvious. So much of the storytelling structure feels cribbed from “Forrest Gump.” It starts with a character on a bench, narrating the various chapters of his life, complete with news footage on a TV and popular music from the era. Fast forward five or 10 years at a time, it takes the characters through every significant historical moment over 50 years.

I think “The Butler” will be enjoyed by anyone unfamiliar with this history—a youngster just learning about the civil injustices so many of our own Americans endured because their fellow citizens didn’t see humanity as something owed to everyone. As a primer, “The Butler” covers much of the history effectively. For anyone familiar with the era, it feels more like a greatest hits remix of the civil rights movement.

Still, I like Whitaker in the main role and I like the quieter moments in the film. The desperation to make it be something historically relevant detracts from the central theme of the movie. There’s a very interesting story about how different generations deal with the burden of racism; yet, it’s buried underneath so many layers of pop culture and pop-politics which ultimately muddle the story and burden it. Lee Daniels “The Butler” isn’t a bad movie, but it feels like a missed opportunity.

DETAILS: The Butler ★ ★ 1/2 ★ ★ ★ Starring Forrest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack and Robin Williams Directed by Lee Daniels Rated PG-13

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Kickstarter party: 9/29, 128 South www.cucalorus.org • (910) 343-5995 Cucalorus features filmmakers, choreographers, video artists, vagabonds, vigilantes, and activists for the upcoming 19th annual film festival, 11/13-17. More than 200 films and programs on dance, music videos, emerging artists, social justice, works-in-progress, short films, and more. Passes for the festival on sale. Passes on sale with special discounted pricing through 9/29. Cucalorus has a Kickstarter taking place currently, which helps fund costs of bringing filmmakers to the festival.

To donate, visit Kickstarter, and attend their Launch Party downtown at 128 South, with nibbles, live music and a celebration of meeting their goal.

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AMERICAN BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.bluewaterdining.com

Blue Surf Café

Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting. We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including waffles, skillet hashes and sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi and signature meatloaf sandwich.

Our dinner features a special each night along with our house favorites Braised Beef Brisket and Jerk Chicken Empanada’s. All of our entrees are as delicious as they are inventive. We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive, Wilmington 910-5235362.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Infused Lemonade, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and kids menu ■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com

CATCH

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood.

Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few.

Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch - Wednesday-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner, Mon.-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington

■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place!

Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 50 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT:

Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-7989464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the

Summer

■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

DIXIE GRILL

The Dixie Grill has undergone numerous transformations over the years. It has been a white linen establishment, a no-frills diner and pool hall, a country café and now a classic American diner. The menu hearkens back to an aesthetic that equated good food with freshness, flavor and a full stomach. This combination has earned The Dixie Grill the Encore Reader’s Choice award for “Best Breakfast” and “Best Diner” several times. Call the Dixie an homage to the simplicity of southern cuisine, call it a granola greasy spoon, call it whatever you like. Just sit back, relax and enjoy!.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER: OPEN 7 days a week. Serving Breakfast and Lunch 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Serving dinner Thursday, Fri, and Saturday from 4 – 10 pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington

Elijah’s

Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:3010:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington Kids menu available

HALLIGAN’S PUBLIC HOUSE

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers.

One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on

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tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week Monday-Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Masonboro Loop & Lumina Station ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too!

Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m.

– 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

Holiday Inn Resort

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

K’s Cafe

Visit us in our new location on the corner of Eastwood and Racine - 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109. “Where the people make the place” If you’re looking for a warm and friendly atmosphere with awesome homecooked, freshly prepared meals, you can’t beat K’s Cafe. K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington.They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy! They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu. A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Eggs Benedict. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

Give K’s Cafe a try...you won’t be sorry. 420 Eastwood Rd., Unit 109, 791-6995. Find us on Facebook.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK. Monday - Friday. 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. And Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Serving several pita options, as well as new lighter selections!

■ WEBSITE: www.ks-cafe.net

THE LITTLE DIPPER

Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, veg-

etables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a fourcourse meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; seasonal hours, Memorial Day-Labor Day open 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: “Date Night” menu every Tues.; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; 25% off a’ la cart menu on Fri. from 5-7 p.m. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Mon., Fri. & Sat. in summer from 5-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

SHELL ISLAND RESTAURANT

We invite you to experience dining in Wrightsville Beach’s—Shell Island Restaurant located inside the Shell Island Resort. The breathtaking panoramic ocean views are complemented with menu items that will invigorate your appetite. Whether you are in search of breakfast, lunch or dinner, our specialized menus feature the freshest ingredients prepared and presented by our dedicated service staff. Here is a reason to visit everyday—Weekday drink specials are offered both at the inside lounge or the poolside bar. If a refreshing beverage is what you desire, the only question is: Inside or out? So try Shell Island Restaurant for fun in the sun and a view second to none. You can observe the true island scene and absorb the true island dining experience. 2700 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Bch, NC 28480. (910) 256-8696 ■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront Dining ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday & Saturday 7 – 10 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.shellisland.com

PINE VALLEY MARKET

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher.

Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.-Fri.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com

TROLLY STOP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in storemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, Fat-free Turkey (at participating locations), and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 121 N. Front Street open Monday & Tuesday 11am-9pm; Weds, Thurs, Fri, & Sat 11am-3am; (910).251.7799. 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach open Sunday - Wednesday 11 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. 4502 Fountain Drive, (910) 452-3952. Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Sunday; South Howe St. in Southport, open Tuesday thru Fri. 11 until 3, Sat. 11 until 4 CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS (910)

457-7017. Catering cart available all year from $350.

Call Steve at (910) 520-5994.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Throughout the Port City ■ FEATURING: Dog friendly locations

at Wrightsville Beach and Downtown Wilmington. Buy a hot dog, we’ll throw in an extra for your pooch. (Without bun.)

■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

ASIAN BIG THAI II

From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this peanut base curry is creamy and delicious with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts). And be sure to save room for a piece of their fabulous Coconut Cake! A trip to Big Thai II is an experience that you’ll never forget. If the fast and friendly service doesn’t keep you coming back, the great food will!

1319 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-6588 ■ Serving Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. -.2:30 p.m.

■ Serving Dinner: Mon-Thur 5 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.; Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m. -.10 p.m.; Sunday 4 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.

■ Neighboorhood: Mayfaire ■ Featuring: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ Website: www.bigthainc.com

BLUE ASIA

Blue Asia serves a wide range of Asian and Pacific Rim cuisines, in Chinese, Japanese and Thai, prepared by experienced chefs. By offering only the freshest seafood, meats and vegetables, chefs prepare classic sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi, as well as hibachi tempura dishes, and favorites like Pad Thai or chicken and broccoli. A large selection of appetizers, such as dumplings and spring rolls, along with homemade soups and salads, make Blue Asia a fusion experience, sating all palates. Folks dine in an upscale ambiance, transporting them to far-away metropolises. We always serve a full menu, and we specialize in the original all-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95). With specialty cocktails and full ABC permits, we welcome families, students, young professionals and seasoned diners alike. 341 S. College Rd., Ste 52. 910-799-0002. www.blueasiabistro.info ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Wed, 11am10pm; Thurs-Sat, 11am-10:30pm; Sun, noon-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: All-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95).

■ WEBSITE: www.blueasia.info

SZECHUAN 132

Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials

HIRO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should

be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7 p.m. enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6 p.m., where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 7941570.

■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thursday 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.

■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest.

Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

SUNNY SUSHI & LOUNGE

Delight in a delectable range of “gateway” sushi and contemporary takes on classic Japanese cuisine in a hip and simple setting. Our fusion sushi makes use of unique ingredients such as seared steak and blue crab, offering downtown Wilmington a fresh and modern taste.

Offering over 85 different sushi rolls, many are titled in quintessential Carolina names, such as the Dawson’s Creek, the Hampstead Crunch, and the Queen Azalea.

We focus on fresh, organic ingredients, and seek to satisfy guests with dietary restrictions—we have many vegetarian options, for instance. Our selections feature exotic ingredients such as eel and octopus, while we even offer rolls using sweet potatoes or asparagus. Dine with us and discover the tantalizing flavors you’ve been missing. 141 N. Front St.; (910) 833-7272 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11am-2pm; Sat. 12pm-2pm.

Dinner: Mon-Thurs: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri-Sat: 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sun: 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Sunny Maki Combo Specials: 3 sushi rolls for $11.95 daily.

THAI SPICE

From the flavorfully mild to the fiery spiced, Thai Spice customers are wooed by the dish that’s made to their specifications. Featuring a tasteful menu of traditional Thai standards to numerous delectable house specials, it’s quickly becoming the local favorite for Thai cuisine. This family-run restaurant is sure to win you over. If you haven’t discovered this gem, come in and be charmed. Whether it be a daytime delight, or an evening indulgence, your visit will make you look forward to your return. Located in Monkey Junction at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. G. (910) 791-0044.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South

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All-Star Social: 6 pm to 9 pm live music • snacks • beer samples BREWERY OF THE MONTH: Southern Tier Brewing Co. Be on the Tap Watch: Fox N Hound Wilmington 920 Town Center Dr. Mayfaire (910) 509-0805 www.foxandhound.com

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■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com

CAJUN BOURBON ST

At Bourbon St., the food, style and atmosphere are New Orleans-bred but Carolina-refined. It features the unique decoration of a typical New Orleans bar, as it seems to have been extracted from the heart of the French Quarter. The classic French style and the laid-back American culture come together to offer us a unique place where joy can be inhaled at every breath. The authentic Southern decorations in Bourbon St. were carefully selected at antique houses, garage sales and thrift shops found in the streets of the Big Easy. It enables us to offer you the true experience of being in the heart of the French Quarter: Bourbon St. It’s the best place to enjoy with friends, with the rhythm of live music, the classic taste of typical Cajun food, and the best beers available in our market.

35 N. Front St.; (910) 762-4050.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Authentic Creole Cajun cuisine, live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday with no cover.

Try our famous charbroiled oysters.

INDIAN TANDOORI BITES

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads.

They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger.

Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.

■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet, which now serves South Indian cuisine.

■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net.

IRISH THE HARP

Experience the finest traditional Irish family recipes and popular favorites served in a casual yet elegant traditional pub atmosphere. The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St., proudly uses the freshest ingredients, locally sourced whenever possible, to bring you and yours the most delicious Irish fare! We have a fully stocked bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open at 5 a.m. every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for djBe Open Mic & Karaoke - Irish songs available! 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and half-price wine bottles all day Tuesdays; Harp University Trivia with Professor Steve Thursdays 7:30 p.m.; djBe karaoke and dancing 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturdays and live music Wednesday and Fridays - call ahead for schedule 910-763-1607. Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Open at 5 a.m. every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/Downtown South ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts and

breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide.

■ MUSIC Live music Wednesdays and Fridays call 910-763-1607 for schedule; djBe open mic and karaoke Tuesdays 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m, and djBe karaoke and dancing Saturdays 9 p.m - 1:30 a.m.

■ WEBSITE www.harpwilmington.com

ITALIAN AMORE PIZZA AND PASTA

We believe fresh ingredients and good conversation are what makes a meal. You will discover that pleasure and happiness does not stop with the food we prepare, but will spill over into the warm, casual atmosphere we provide. Every guest is a welcome part of our family from the moment they walk through the doors. Whether you are looking for a fresh salad from the garden, a hot sub from the oven, a dish of pasta, or a pizza straight from your own creation; you will find it here! From calzones, strombolis and meatballs, every dish is made fresh to order. Our homemade dough and sauce is made daily, as we strive for the best, using the highest quality ingredients. Complete your meal with our decadent desserts, such as the popular Vesuvius cake or our Chocolate Thunder cake. We serve cheesecake, cream puffs, and madeto-order cannolis and Zeppoli. We offer cozy outdoor seating, big-screen TVs—and ice cold beer served with a frosted glass, as well as wine at our Castle Hayne Rd. location. Midtown residents can enjoy free delivery from our Market St. location. Please call for daily specials, such as homemade lasagna and brisket. 2535 Castle Hayne Rd.; (910) 762-1904 or 3926 Market St.; (910) 362-4103.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs: 11am to 9pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm; Sun: 11am-7pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, and North Wilmington near the airport ■ FEATURING: $4.99 lunch special: 2 slices and a drink, from 11 am-3pm; $4.99 10in. pizza after 3pm; $4.99 for 6 wings all day

A TASTE OF ITALY

The authentic Italian cuisine served at Taste of Italy has scored them Best Deli in the Port City for years running now. The Guarino family recipes have been passed down from generation to generation to brothers Tommy and Chris, who serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry diners. They also cater all events, from holiday parties to corporate lunches, including hot meals, cold trays, handmade desserts and an array of platters, from antipasto to cold cuts. In addition, Taste of Italy sells Scalfani products, Sabrett hot dogs and Polly-O cheeses in their market, all the while serving top-notch hot and cold items from their delicatessen. Located at 1101 South College Rd., P. 910-392-7529, F. 910-392-9745 www.ncatasteofitaly.com Open M-F 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Ponatone, Pandora, Torrone and gift baskets of all sizes!

■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com

EDDIE ROMANELLI’S

is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas.

Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak.

Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11 a.m.

– 10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com.

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ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-2511005 for take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 10am-Midnight every day ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown (Corner of Market St and Kerr Avenue).

■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique familyfriendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Penne alla Vodka, Beef Lasagna, and mix-and-match pasta dishes (including a glutenfree penne), Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Add in homemade, hand-tossed, New York style pizzas, 8oz Angus burgers, and deliciously plump chicken wings, and you’ve got a game day in heaven.

Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of small-brewery beers included in their 25-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have over forty bottled beers, great wines, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s has two petfriendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River.

With friendly, efficient service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. It’s all good.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon. - Thurs. 11:00 am - Midnight; Fri. & Sat. 11:00am - 2:00am. Sun. 12:00pm - Midnight ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.

Pizzetta’s Pizzeria

Family-owned and operated by Sicilian cousins Sal and Vito, Pizzetta’s Pizzeria has become Wilmington’s favorite place for homey, authentic Italian fare served with precision and flavor like none other.

Made daily from family recipes, folks will enjoy hand-tossed pizzas——gourmet to traditional—— specialty heroes and pastas, homemade soups and desserts, and even daily blackboard specials.

Something remains tempting for every palate, whether craving one of their many pies or a heaping of eggplant parm, strombolis and calzones, or the famed Casa Mia (penne with sautéed mushrooms, ham, peas in a famous meat sauce with cream). Just save room for their buttery, melt-inyour-mouth garlic knots! Ending the meal with their pastry chef’s carefully crafted cannolis, Tiramisu or gourmet cheesecake, alongside a cup of freshly made espresso or cappuccino, literally makes a perfect end to one unforgett able and desirable meal. Located in Anderson Square at 4107 Oleander Dr., Unit F, Wilmington (910-799-4300) or Pizzetta’s II, Leland, 1144 E. Cutler Crossing, St., Ste 105, in Brunswick Forest.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: ILM location: Mon.Sat., 11 a.m., and Sun., noon. • Leland location: Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m. -11 p.m.; Sun., noon - 9:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown Wilmington and coming soon, Brunswick Forest in Leland ■ FEATURING: Homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and desserts, all made from family recipes!

■ WEBSITE: www.pizzettas.net

SIENA TRATTORIA

Enjoy authentic Italian food in a beautiful, warm, casual setting. Whether dining indoors or in our courtyard, Siena is the perfect neighborhood trattoria for the

entire family to enjoy. From our delicious brick oven pizza to elegantly prepared meat, seafood, and pasta specials, you will find a level of cuisine that will please the most demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients.

■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. 3315 Masonboro Loop Road, 910-794-3002 ■ FEATURING: Family style dinners on Sundays ■ WEBSITE: www.sienawilmington.com

SLICE OF LIFE

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m., 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com

JAMAICAN JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone.

This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles.

From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $5.99 Student meal. Catering options are available.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday. Monday - Closed ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road, Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net

LATIN AMERICAN SAN JUAN CAFE

Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials ■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com

ORGANIC LOVEY’S MARKET

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in

bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic GrassFed and Free-Range meats and poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

TIDAL CREEK CO-OP KITCHEN

Come dine-in or take-out from the newly renovated Co-op Kitchen at Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market. You can fill your plate or box with hot bar and salad bar items that are prepared fresh daily in our kitchen. Made-to-order sandwiches, like the Tempeh Reuben, are served hot off the Panini grill. The Co-op Café offers organic smoothies and fresh juices; local wheatgrass shots; fair trade organic coffee, lattes, and chai tea; and our newest addition of Lenny Boy kombucha tea on tap. Don’t forget our baked-fromscratch baked goods! The Co-op Kitchen provides menu items that appeal to everyone, regardless of dietary demands.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ WEEKEND BRUNCH: Sat & Sun, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

■ SALAD BAR: Mon. - Sun, 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ SANDWICHES: Mon. - Sun, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

■ BAKERY & CAFE: Mon. - Sun, 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: indoor/outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi ■ WEBSITE: www.tidalcreek.coop

SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington.

Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 7622827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

EAST

The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Fri. evening plus a spectacular Sun. brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. Our lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251.

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SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach.

FEATURING: Lobster menu on Fri. MUSIC: Live music on Sat. evening and Sun.

brunch.

■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

HIERONYMUS

Hieronymus Seafood is the midtown stop for seafood lovers. In business for over 30 years, Hieronymus

has made a name for itself by constantly providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in local seafood. It’s the place to be if you are seeking top quality attributes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysteronymus and daily fresh catch specials. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering services.

Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910-392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ ■ ■ ■

SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar.

WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

OCEANIC

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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SERVING LUNCH & DINNER NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier.

WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

Pilot house

The Pilot house Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South.

We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster BaR

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” coowner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where

people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive.

(910) 798-2913.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesdays.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Pig’s feet and chitterlings.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT:

11am– 2am, daily

SPORTS BAR

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: $6.99 lunch specials and free pool

CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sportsthemed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town.

317 South College Road. (910) 791.9393.

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Angus beef burgers to grilled salmon or sirloin. Finish the meal with our Great Cookie Blitz, a 6-inch chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with two scoops of vanilla ice cream.

We offer 42 taps and over 100 craft beers, plus a wide array of liquor and wine to choose from— so Fox is sure to enliven any night out! Join us for guys’ night, girls’ night, or date night. We’re open daily and serve a full menu ‘til 2 a.m., so look to Fox and Hound for the best party in town! 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.

SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD

projector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

FOX & HOUND SPORTS TAVERN

Fox and Hound is an English-style sports tavern that offers a warm, inviting ambiance and friendly, entertaining staff. Relax in the spacious bar area while watching your favorite team on one of 25 large, high-definition TVs. Or, choose to enjoy lunch or dinner in the mellow dining room or on the enclosed patio. Play pool on our premium tables (brand new felt!), challenge your buddy to a game of darts, or stop by before seeing a movie at the neighboring Mayfaire Cinema. Fox offers dishes for every palate and appetite—from hand-crafted

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until 2 p.m. Mon.-Fri. $2.50 drafts on Tuesdays with 42 options.

■ MUSIC: Trivia with Party Gras Entertainment DJ every Thursday at 9pm ■ WEBSITE: www.foxandhound.com

HELL’S KITCHEN

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports?

Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. 763-4133.

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SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers Mon-

day - Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

meetup Saturday September 28th

Awesome Oktoberfest On Tap Prizes! $5 Pretzel & Pint

German Growlers Chive Gear &

Cash

$14 Oktoberfest Steins $5 Entry Fees will go to

8pm Safe Slam Drinking Competition 9pm Costume Competition (Best Male & Female)

Beard & Mustache Competition Nov. 16th!

9 North Front St. • Wilmington, NC 910-251-1935 • FrontStreetBrewery.com

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extra > books

The Right to Read and Discuss: Banned Books Week returns By: Bethany Turner Above: Comedian Lenny Bruce will be celebrated locally during Banned Books Week. Courtesy photo

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he idea of banning books seems as aged as the black-and-white town of Pleasantville, where art, literature and culture remain shocking enough to upheave an entire way of life. The first book banned in the New World dates to 1650: “The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption” by William Pynchon. The first banning of Mark Twain’s “The Adventure’s of Huckleberry Finn” occurred in 1884 in Massachusetts. But there are plenty of books—many recognized as literary classics, many deemed necessary reading for a growing intellectual—that are banned in modern times, often in our own back yards.

Just last week, North Carolina’s Randolph County schools banned Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel “Invisible Man”—a look inside white exploitation of blacks in the ‘20s and ‘30s. A parent complained it was too filthy for teenagers, despite the fact that two committees—one at the school level and one of the district—recommended “Invisible Man” remain on shelves.

School board member Gary Mason determined the book held “no literary value.”

The year after it was published, “Invisible Man” garnered the U.S. National Book Award for fiction, while in 1998 it remained a valuable work as The Modern Library ranked it number 19 on a list of 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Time magazine provided “Invisible Man” similar honors in 2005.

The First Amendment and freedom of speech remains the pentacle of pride for most Americans. Such liberty is imperative to our success as a country, yet it’s often challenged. On September 22nd through 28th, Old Books on Front Street calls attention to the “freedom to read” the ideas of every person. Old Books owner Gwenyfar Rohler urges the importance of sharing books that have been banned over the years.

“Because the emperor wears no clothes, and someone must point that out,” she states.

“Because for democracy to flourish, ideas must be explored—it’s what makes us strong. Because people have different experiences, and if we only see, think about and digest experiences identical to our own, we stagnate as human beings. Because many people in many lands have died for the right to read and to express new ideas, and we must honor them.”

On Wednesday, September 25th at 7 p.m., Old Books on Front Street will host a celebration of Lenny Bruce, a comedian who was often arrested—even convicted in 1964—for his obscenity during stand-up performances. “I have long wanted to put together an event to honor one of my personal heroes,” Rohler muses.

“Few people have personally risked and sacrificed as much as Bruce to extend and defend the First Amendment.”

Whole cities banned Bruce from performing, even Sydney, Australia. He wasn’t even cleared from his obscenity conviction, despite that he has been dead for 37 years, until 2003.

“Governor Pataki of New York pardoned him of the charge from 1964,” Rohler informs.

Though only an author by way of his 1965 autobiography, “How to Talk Dirty and Influence

People,” Bruce remains a symbol for freedom of speech today. He offers a jumping-off point for Banned Books Week to highlight the censorship issue.

“Stand-up comedy today, and most of the songs we hear on the radio, would not be possible if it were not for the sacrifices and risks Lenny Bruce took,” Rohler says, “which exposed a fairly ridiculous hypocrisy in our culture and asked us to look at what we really believed.”

Old Books on Front Street will design a visual tribute to Bruce, while Rohler will present a short, biographical sketch and discussion of his trials. A few of Bruce’s famous routines will be played; then, local comics Beth Raynor, Anthony Corvino and Steve Marcinowski will perform (it will not be a G-rated event).

On Friday, September 27th, Old Books will offer an ode to D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” at 7:30 p.m. Local actors Grey Hawkes and Christy Grantham will recreate the characters from the infamous novel. “Grey and Christy have brought famous couples to life several times at the bookstore, most notably Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald,” Rohler says.

During January’s Big Read event, featuring the “Fitzgeralds,” space was limited to standing-room only. Rohler suggests arriving early to save a spot. “I have combed through the book and put together a few scenes for them to read,” she informs. “Grey will actually read Lord Chatterley, Lady Chatterley’s first lover, and then also Oliver Mellors, her famous lover. We will end on a cliff-hanger so as not to give the ending away to anyone whom hasn’t read the book.”

Rohler recognizes many guests will want to hear the more scandalous sections of the novel, so her compilation will include a balance between “intimate scenes with course language and the introspective nature of the book itself.” Romance author Christy English will speak about Lady Otteline Morrell, one of Lawrence’s muses, as well as the evolution of the romance novel and her experience as a writer in the genre.

Lawrence self-published his novel in Italy after fighting the publishing world who wanted to alter his artistic vision of the book. After release, the book was banned in his home country of England, from 1928 until 1960.

“For an author of Lawrence’s stature to insist sensuality and sexuality between consenting adults was a matter for serious fiction ... was shocking,” Rohler asserts. “I would almost say his realistic portrayal of the emotional intimacy between men and women, instead of a highly stylized picture filled with allusion, was more shocking than any physical act he described.”

The final day of Banned Books Week will present readings from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., including an hour block for UNCW’s creative writing magazine, Atlantis (6 p.m). The event will be held in conjunction with 100 Thousand Poets for Change, an organization promoting social and political change through poetry. Writers performing include Shaun Mitchell, Lavonne Adams, Steve Roberts, Addy McCulloch, Gary Gulliksen and Michael White.

“Brandi Laney, a teacher at Snipes Elementary School, is going to share some of her students’ work, and comedian Ryan Trimble has prepared a short grammar and poetry satirical sketch,” Rohler tells. “We have a couple songwriters involved as well. We still have spots open, and encourage people to show up and participate as the muse moves them that day.”

Old Books will continue the commemoration on Sunday, September 29th at 2:30 p.m. with encore contributor Anghus Houvouras’ release of “My Career Suicide Note.” Rohler jokes, “He hasn’t been banned yet, but it’s only a matter of time.” More details on this event are available on page 34.

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Strip-Mining Truth:

Anghus Houvouras releases creative nonfiction, ‘My Career Suicide Note’ By: Shea Carver

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ast year, encore readers may remember keeping up with the ongoing creative writings of our film critic, Anghus Houvouras. Every other week during 2012, excerpts from his novel, “My Career Suicide Note,” ran in encore. As part of our “fact or fiction” spotlight, we choose one writer a year to showcase a novel-in-progress or a collection of short stories in 1,200 words or less every other week (2013 features Gwenyfar Rohler’s “The Contract Killer,” pg. 37).

Houvouras is a perennial penman. Whether immersing himself in fictitious sci-fi graphic novels, like “Exe: Executable File,” or writing screenplays, like “20 Funerals”—which he also directed—or dishing film reviews weekly in encore, he’s on a constant evolution in finding the next interesting topic to cover. “My Career Suicide Note” is his most creative non-fiction work to date—an amalgamation of his own personal and professional life, and some of the most interesting run-ins and

quandaries he has faced.

“The whole idea behind [it] was finding ugly truths and embarrassing chapters of my life to exploit for comedic purposes,” the self-deprecating Houvouras admits.

“I think it was about half done when we started running it in encore. The constant deadlines forced me to keep it moving forward, and find the connective tissue to make it something more than a collection of anecdotes. I think that was the hardest part: keeping the story connected to the main character and not have it devolve into an anthology of unconnected moments.”

In the story, Houvouras deals with a slew of colorful people from the film industry, as well as those closest to him, including family. He says around 80 percent of the book is autobiographical. Characters are written as a hodgepodge of traits from real-life people; others are stripped exactly from the cloth they wove.

“Just about everything in this book happened, just not in the order porSTRIPPED DOWN: Anghus Houvouras shows off his latest book cover, “My Career Suicide Note.” Photo by Trent Williams

trayed,” Houvouras tells. “I tried to keep this story honest. I didn’t want to glamorize anything. I wanted to strip away the veneer and show how ugly show business can make people. I wanted to show how desperate our dreams can make us.”

Readers will be taken through the projects, trolling for crack with a movie star who’s 100 percent mental. They’ll witness the protagonist getting run over by a horse on a film set. They’ll see him talk down a naked, drug-addicted star out of his trailer to finish a shoot. They’ll feel the after-effects of his choice to stay on set and finish a movie rather than attend a family member’s funeral.

“It was really a cathartic exercise when I started it,” Houvouras notes. “Strip-mining your own existence for material has its own pitfalls and rewards. As big of a narcissist as I am, I found writing about myself to be challenging.”

Houvouras says he promised himself not to sugar-coat anything. Leaving his ego to the side allowed him full honesty and sovereignty to tell a darkly twisted yet hilarious story. “That turned out to be therapeutic in a way,” he states.

Though not a memoir, it’s a story based on real events and real people. Some loved the inclusion; others found their exclusion offensive.

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off in the book (he’s still very much alive),” the author says. “Every few chapters I’d get calls from friends and family members.

My father remarked how well I captured my mom. Some family didn’t care for the way I portrayed the state of Florida, which I believe I called ‘America’s gutter.’ I found more people irked by not being included in it. I remember being trapped in a conversation with someone who seemed distraught I hadn’t written a chapter about them.”

In its final version, Houvouras added a few more chapters, which did not appear in encore’s serialization of the story. So, readers familiar with “My Career Suicide Note” will enjoy its redux as it contains additional surprises.

“Some of the chapters are longer,” Houvouras details. “Things are a little more fleshed out . . . With the finalized version, you get more of a glimpse into the main character and his strange encounters. I’m particularly fond of one about an ex-Israeli Intelligence agent named ‘Jerry.’”

Houvouras self-published “My Career Suicide Note” and conceptualized it, down to its cover art. As a writer, his compulsion to churn out stories fuels him most. The “business side” of publishing is something he has yet to embrace.

“I had a vision of how I wanted this book to come out, and I just decided to do it myself,” he notes. “My words, my drawings, my idea for the cover—I didn’t want to spend five years shopping around a very dark, very unmarketable story. I wanted to get it done and done my way.”

“My Career Suicide Note” will see its official release on September 29th at Old Books on Front Street, as part of the completion to Banned Books Week (pgs 32-33). There will be a reading and meet-and-greet with Houvouras—someone whom bookstore owner Gwenyfar Rohler calls a “soon-to-be-banned books author.” Copies of “My Career Suicide Note” will be for sale.

“I’m working on doing an audio version of it,” Houvouras says, “and I’ve been toying with the idea of staging it as a one-man show. We’re going to do some workshops on it later this year to see how it goes.”

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asically, the main rule at Port City Swappers remains simple: no cash. Literally, money is no good here.

However, folks are encouraged to bring something to share and barter—homemade banana nut bread or Kombucha, fresh herbs from the garden or eggs from the farm. It’s the classic community honor system. A micro-recreation of what neighbors used to do when they had a bounty of tomatoes or squash, and no quick way to sell it.

What began a year ago as a monthly foodand-beverage swap in Wilmington has grown to a homemade gallimaufry of items people are making to share, quite often, with strangers. That’s the Port City Swappers’ mission: “to build community and empower others to take their homemade, homegrown, and home-brewed items out of their kitchens and into the neighborhood.”

Extra eggplants or ornamental peppers from a container garden find a cozy home here, as will a batch of backyard pale ale. You name it, Port City Swappers organizer Andy Myers has seen it: catnip, jalapeño jelly, watermelon mint soda and coconut chutney. People mostly bring baked or canned goods, produce and soaps, especially in the summer time. Myers sees a lot of impressive, if not odd, do-it-yourself items.

“Someone brought jerky made from raccoons once,” he notes with a chuckle. “It wasn’t that bad actually. Well, it was a little bit gamey.”

The second, lesser known, rule of Port City Swappers: Don’t come late. Yes, in this event, the early bird really does get the zucchini bread or bread-n-butter pickles. “It’s direct trades toward the start, and toward the end, people start giving things away,” Myers says.

Myers has it set up so folks arrive and set up their wares, many times dishing out samples for others to try. Then, people begin to mix, mingle and taste. “Once everyone tries, then the swapping begins, so you kind of want to get there on time,” Myers says.

In the past year, the event has ballooned to 70 people and settled on 20 to 30 people each time, a number Myers calls “the sweet spot” for giving and getting to know the givers in the room. But the spirit of the event is the re-education of a kindergarten lesson: share and share alike.

“When you can take pride in something you’ve made and bring it out to community, that gives you a sense of empowerment,” he explains.

SIGN UP! Port City Swappers will meet up on September 29th, where 20 to 30 people swap and barter food items and other wares. Courtesy photos

“And it’s being able to build community by sharing food with perfect strangers. It’s spending an hour and a half talking about your life with strangers.”

According to Myers, slowly those strangers become friends. “I would call a lot of them solid friends, for sure,” he continues, “and I can count on seeing them at the swap monthly, so I see them more than some of my closest friends. It’s sort of become this nice community. It feels a lot more natural than you might think.”

The next Port City Swappers meeting is from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 29th at the Community Action Center at 317 Castle Street. Go to their Facebook page for more information.

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The Contract Killer: Chapter 11: Gina Tree, Part 3 By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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fter spending time with Gina Tree, I knew why she wanted to die: ubearable loneliness and emptiness, a lack of connection and purpose in life that only comes through the compass of loved ones.

“Now that we are being open with each other, let’s plan our big date for New Year’s,” Gina proposed on the phone one afternoon, “I was thinking I could take us both to New York, get tickets for some shows. We could actually go to Times Square to watch the ball drop, stay at the Plaza.

What do you think?”

She clearly tried to bribe me into being more cooperative. After our initial meeting, I had stormed out in a flood of tears. She waited a week before inviting me back for lunch. I have such a hard time saying “no” to people, but somehow the thought of being alone with her scared me. r “How about lunch out then?” she suggested.

“A public place where you ‘feel more at ease.’”

“What are the charities?” I asked.

“I’m sorry ... what?” she asked, startled by my sudden shift in the conversation.

“You said you are leaving your estate to charity; what are the charities?”

“Oh, the ACLU, The Literacy Council, The Humane Society—the local chapter not the national organization—it’s to set up a fund specifically for surgery and medical care, and I’ve created a trust that will administer grants for young women entrepreneurs and artists through The Community Foundation.”

She waited a beat. “Why?” “Just curious.”

“Does that mean you’ll come to lunch?”

“Did you say The Literacy Council?”

“Yes. Why? Is that a problem?”

“In a public place,” I said. “No talking about the thing about dying. The Front Street Brewery, Friday 1 p.m.” I said it as quickly as I could, fearing that if I said it slowly I’d have a chance to change my mind. Then I hung up on her.

She awaited with a secluded table in the back as I walked in 10 minutes early. She ordered the beer sampler, and a waitress placed each of the tiny glasses in front of her, describing each.

“Oh, this is lovely, Thank you!” She clapped her hands in delight. “Would you like one?”

She waived an elegant hand at the sampler in front of her.

“No, I’ll just have a Cherry Coke,” I said to the waitress. “Thank you.”

Fascinated by The Brewery since it opened in the early ‘90s, it had exactly the look I loved: dark wood, glass, brass—a real classic. It felt shameful not to get one of their signature handcrafted beers, but I needed all my wits about me.

I came under Gina’s charm; think Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame but with ash-blond-greyish hair. Exquisite in her ability to be fascinating and

express curiosity and interest in you simultaneously, she oozed charm. I remember reading once it was the secret to Marilyn Monroe’s sppeal: She made each man feel like he was the only man in the world. Gina could do it, too.

I refused to discuss ‘The Contract Killer’ thing— still upset at the idea that someone had hired my services more than once and even more so that I had referrals. Later, much later, I would ask Gina about that, but not now. Instead, she paid me the ultimate compliment for a writer: She wanted to talk about my work. In her research, she read through a tremendous amount of the magazine’s online archives.

“I couldn’t help notice several of the profile pieces you wrote were for people you also wrote obituaries for a little later.” She raised her eyebrows with a mischievous twinkle in her eye.

“Well, I frequently get asked to write obits,” I conceded. “Having lived here a long time, I’m good at the institutional memory of this place and its inhabitants. Besides, it’s tough to do that sort of thing when you are right out of college and don’t understand yet what an obituary is.”

“And what is an obituary? Is it hard to write?”

“It can be, yes.” I put down my fork and wiped my mouth. “It can be as simple as often seen on the obits page: birth, death, marriage, kids, survivors, honorariums, etc. But if someone has a newsworthy death—either because they held a significant place in our local community...”

“Like a contractor-turned-politian?” she asked helpfully.

“Yes, like a politian, or major cultural figure or philanthropist.” I gestured in her direction. “Or if your death illustrates a larger newsworthy item...”

“Like not playing with fireworks?” she asked with a knowing smile. I looked at her coldly. For someone so charming, she could make all the zingers come home. It was like she had a homing device for the best way to hurt me.

“Yes, that is a good example.” I sipped my Cherry Coke. “That was a particularly hard piece to write.”

“You wrote several of pieces about him the year before—one I believe involved spending New Year’s Eve...”

“Yes, I did.” I cut her off. “At the Golf Invitational.”

“How do you feel about that one?”

“What do you mean?” I asked guarded.

“He was so young; what an unfortunate accident with fireworks.” She paused then looked directly into my face. “Do you regret him?”

“I told you I didn’t want to talk about this.”

“Yes, of course.” She held up a hand. “I’m sorry. That was an insensitive thing to say. I’m sorry.”

We sat in silence for what felt like 10 minutes but was only a moment likely.

“You know I never wanted to do this,” I said at last, the silence pressing in on me.

“That kid, that young ‘unfortunate accident,’ as

you refer to him, had tortured to death several animals and was starting in on his baby sister!” I spat it out before I caught myself. But I wanted her to realize he really deserved to die. I wrestled with his situation that whole year and continued ever afterward. The only thing that had given me solace was seeing his baby sister, Emilie, grow.

I ran into her and her mother, Barbara, at the grocery store or at the odd movie. One year, ironically enough, we sat next to each other at the fireworks on the Riverfront. The confused look of fear had left Emilie’s eyes, and she was a beautiful, petted, spoiled child. I knew Barbara and her husband had separated and re-united a couple of times. Apparently, Emilie turned out to be an excellent tennis player and loved doubles with her father.

After a bit of silence, Gina asked “Did you ever see the scars?”

“What?” Gina had a way with non-sequitors that kept confusing me.

“Did you ever see the scars on Emelie’s back?

You say he had started in on her; I wonder, how do you know that?”

My world started to spin again. My hands and feet felt like blocks of ice attached to my legs and arms. The blood retracted to the core of my body

in crisis mode.

She continued. “Barbara and I are friends, as much as Barbara is friends with anyone. You can see the top of the scars when Emilie wears a bathing suit at the pool. She tells everyone that the marks are from falling out of her treehouse into some thorns. Part of it looks suspiciously like a burn mark, to me.”

She stared me full in the face. I couldn’t breathe; what was this? Had Barbara figured me out and sent this woman to force a confession from me and have me arrested? Was this vengeance?

Gina shifted out of focus of me, but the stained glass partition behind her became so sharply focused, I could see the individual bubbles in the antique glass. The sounds of the restaurant escalated: plates and galsses knocking around, people on the stairs, laughter rising through the rafters—I could barely hear the thoughts in my head.

With the world whirling around me, I started to gather my purse and get up to leave. Gina grabbed my hand.

“I don’t know what you want...” I began.

“Calm down!” she hissed. “This isn’t a trap.

Barbara’s the one that hired you for Mac. She’s part of how I found you.”

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to-docalendar events UNCW ALUMNI WEEKEND 9/27-29: Fall Family & Alumni Weekend! Students, alumni and friends of UNCW are invited to campus for a weekend of festivities. Alumni events include the Golden Wing Society Reunion, a Day at the Beach and the Legacy Pinning Ceremony. Other activities include tours of local attractions, a family picnic and campus brunch, golf tournament, 5K run and much more. www.uncw.edu/alumni/faw.html OKTOBERFEST 180th anniversary of the world’s largest fair, will kick off Sat., 9/28, with the tapping of Oktoberfest seasonal lager at Front Street Brewery in historic downtown Wilmington. 11am, Brewmaster Kevin Kozak will tap FSB’s Oktoberfest Lager and drink from “Das Boot.” Throughout weekend: limited edition .5-liter commemorative Oktoberfest Mugs; traditional German cuisine on menu; the “Jumbo Pretzel and a Pint,” $5; Oktoberfest seasonal lager; free Brewery Tours, 3-5pm. At 7pm: fun contests, great music and beer! The Oktoberfest Chive Unofficial Meetup begins in The Beam Room with a Big Pretzel Toss, Stein Holding Competition, Safe Slam Drinking Competition and Oktoberfest costume contest. Prize: merchandise and beer, Chive Gear

and cash! $5 for each contest and net proceeds from Oktoberfest will be donated to The Chive Charities, a non-profit organization that does BIG fundraising for smaller fundraising initiatives. Learn more at chivecharities.org.

ESTUARY DAY 9/28, 10am-3pm: Celebrate National Estuaries Day with the N.C. Coastal Federation at the Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve in Holly Ridge Volunteers will be asked to participate in a shoreline clean up and then enjoy lunch, fun activities and a free marsh walk and birding tour. Guests might also tour Stump Sound in kayaks with ILM’s Hook, Line and Paddle.

10-11am: volunteers will conduct a shoreline clean up, suitable for all ages. From 11am-1pm, federation staff will host a lunch and fun activities. Lunch will be provided to volunteers and available for others for $2. Kids pull seine nets, visit touch tanks and fish print on free T-shirts. Representatives from local environmental organizations will be on-site to present educational exhibits. In the afternoon, event attendees are invited to explore Morris Landing. Kayak and tour Stump Sound, or participate in a marsh walk and birding tour. Fee required to kayak, which includes a federation membership at a special event price. Pre-reg. www.nccoast.org. Ted Wilgis at (910) 509-2838 or tedw@nccoast.org. • Celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Estuaries Day with the

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NC Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve with hands on activities, taking a self guided hike on an interpretative hiking trail, participating in a coastal cleanup (gloves and bags provided), and learning more about the Masonboro Island Reserve.

Free, but transportation is not provided. Meet just below the second cove at “Third Beach,” marie.davis@ncdenr.gov ISLAND DAY 2013 4th annual Island Day celebration, Sun., 9/29, 1-5pm, Kure Beach Ocean Front Park. Island Day is a celebration that brings together residents of Pleasure Island for a day of “old fashioned” fun with picnicking, family friendly activities and games, music, hands-on educational opportunities, and time to visit with friends and neighbors. Bring a cooler with sandwiches, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages, or make a donation for a hot dog from the Carolina and Kure Beach Fire Departments. Sit on your blankets, relax and enjoy! Currently accepting applications at Kure Beach Town Hall from anyone interested in participating in this year’s event. (910) 458-8216 or parks@townofkurebeach.org. Applications: www. townofkurebeach.org.

FOOSBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 39th Annual North Carolina State Foosball Championships The Nation’s Oldest and Longest Running State Foosball Event. 10/4-6~ 2,500.00 in prizes.

Breaktime Billiards Spots Bar and Grill, 127 South College Rd. Events begin on Fri., 10/4, 7pm; Sat., 10/5, 11am; Sun., 10/6, 11am. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Brigade Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington,.

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RIVERFEST Riverfest celebrates 35 years, featuring three days of continuous entertainment, fireworks, a Kidz Zone, exhibitions, special events and more. Beer garden on Wilmington Riverfront Park, as well as tons of food and crafts vendors align Water Street. A Sun Coast Cruisers Classic Car Show, wrestling matches, axe-throwing, chainsaw-carving and so much more, including Dragon Boat Races. www.wilmingtonriverfest.com.

FALL GARDEN PARTY The Rotary Clubs of Wilmington Wheel and Garden Collaborative are hosting a Garden Party at Greenfield Lake, 10/4, 11-3, rain or shine, at the Dr. Heber W. Johnson Rotary Garden, across from the Hugh Morton Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in the beautiful and historic Greenfield Lake Park, Wilmington. Tickets: $50 ea. and includes entrance, live entertainment by L Shaped Lot and catered lunch by Parker’s BBQ, beverages and parking at Legion Stadium with ILM Trolley service to and from garden. Fund-raiser for the economic

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and community development projects of the Rotary Clubs of Wilmington Wheel and Garden Fund. The fund is a sustaining endowment for the Dr. Heber W Johnson Rotary Garden and surrounding Greenfield Lake Park areas. www.Facebook.com/RotaryWheel.

ORTON’S POOL ROOM 10/7: Pool Clinic, Book Sale and Signing w/ “The Monk”, professional pool player and author. http:// www.themonk.com. • Orton Pool Room is one of the oldest billiards lounges on the east coast. What better place to celebrate the charms of Historic Wilmington? “History’s Future,” the youngsters of the Historic Wilmington Foundation, invites you to join us at Orton’s, 10/1, for a social and pool tournament. We’ve arranged for drink speials and complimentary appetizers, and the pool tables will be free for all. One or more of the pool tables will be “open” for pickup games, and we’ll also run a tourney on some of the tables for the more serious sharks among you (details TBD).Orton’s Pool Room, 133 N. Front St.

charity/fund-raisers CELEBRATING HOPE LUNCHEON 2nd annual Celebrating Hope luncheon, Thurs., 9/26, 11:30am, Terraces on Sir Tyler, feat. Mistress of Ceremonies Frances Weller. Testimonies from caner survivors and caregivers given. Luncheon will promote and provide awareness about Women of Hope, which provides financial assistance and support programs. Free but a donation to Women of Hope encouraged. www.womenofhopenc.com BLACK TIE, R&B COMEDY FUND-RAISER 9/27: Hosted by Simpli Net, feat. comedian Jay Smooth, performing his unique Ike and Tina act. Also feat. Tre” G, R&B singer Joy Gregory and others.

Dinner at 6pm, show at 7pm, dancing at 9pm. Party until midnight. $20/adv or $25/door. Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 17th St. 910-523-8916. Supporting local nonprofits. cabineerspromotions@aol.com DALE ARCHDALE FUND-RAISER 9/28, 11am-5pm: Help raise money for Matt Warzel’s film, “Dale Archdale,” to be entered into movie festivals around the country.Warzel acts, directs, writes and produces local films in and around the region.Portion of bar proceeds donated, too, with drinks specials running all day, football games showing and live music by Gene Gregory. $5 hot dog lunches, 50/50 raffle, shirts, coozies, door prizes and more! Goat and Compass, 710 4th St. SUNRISE BEACH PILATES Pay what you can per class and most proceeds benefit breast cancer research. Every Sunday in Sept.

29, 7am, multi-level mat class in the sane, Wrightsville Beach access #4, 2398 Lumina Ave. Bring mat.

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HUNGER ACTION MONTH! Hunger Action Month—help thousands of people right here in our region by setting up a fundraiser or food drive to support the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Wilmington. $1=5 Meals. The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC at Wilmington is partnered with nearly 100 different non-profits who rely on us to supply their soup kitchen, food pantry or

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kids program. Deliver donated food to our Wilmington Branch at 1314 Marstellar Street, Wilmington NC 28401 or mail in your money donations. http:// wilmington.foodbankcenc.org WORLD HABITAT DAY 10/5, 8am-2pm: Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity will observe World Habitat Day with a unique volunteer opportunity. Volunteers from diverse faith communities will pray and work together on the construction site to provide safe, decent and affordable housing for a local family. Each faith community can provide 6-8 volunteers for a total force of around 30 people. On-site supervisors will direct the work and be available with instructions as needed, so no previous construction experience is necessary. Currently, Temple of Israel, Tauheed Islamic Temple, Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram Buddist Temple, and First Baptist Church will be on site. 502 Clay Street. Lunch provided from the various faith communities will be shared together.

Kitty Yerkes at kitty@capefearhabitat.org or call 910-762-4744 x102 BRUNSWICK COUNTY GOLF TOURNEY 2nd Annual Brunswick County Golf Tournament at Cape Fear National in Brunswick Forest 10/7.

This in Good Shepherd’s only event in Brunswick County, in its second year. The course holds over 100 golfers, and up to 70 games day players. A silent auction, special prizes, games day raffles and door prizes, and dinner will round out the evening. assocdevelopmentdirector@goodshepherdwilmington.org RAPE CRISIS VOLUNTEER TRAINING Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. will be offering training for Volunteer Hospital Responders. Held in the Coastal Horizons Center Board Room at 615 Shipyard Blvd. Open to residents of both New Hanover and Brunswick counties, 10/9 (6-8), 12 (9-5), 16 (6-8), 19 (9-noon), 23 (6-8), 26 (9-2) and 30 (6-8). Volunteering at the Rape Crisis Center allows you to offer a helping hand to someone in a crisis situation and to help raise funds to maintain center operations in New Hanover and Brunswick, to provide victim advocacy and support in a hospital setting and more. $25 deposit, to cover the cost of drug screen and criminal background check, is required and due after completing the training; refunded to volunteers after 6 months of active service. Deborah O’Neill at doneill@coastalhorizons.org or 910-392-6936.

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SORDID LIVES See page 20.

BROWNCOAT PUB AND THEATER Thursday Night Live Improv with the Fruity Oaty Bars this and every Thursday. Free show where you find out what the actors are going to do at the same time as the actors! Doors, 7:30; hilarity, 8pm. • “The Diary of Adam and Eve,” written by local playwright Anthony Lawson and adapted from Mark Twain’s short story. 9/27-10/12, 1 $10-$15. 111 Grace St. 910-341-0001

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THALIAN ASSOCIATION See page 21.

THEATRENOW Anthony Lawson’s “The Bard’s Broads” dinner show; adults only. Find Will Shakespeare in his favorite public house amongst the “ladies” who may be his leading lady influences. Fri./Sat., through 9/28.

• Reading Series: 10/17, 11/21, 12/19. • • October: Anthony Lawson’s Fright Night Dinner Theatre • Jazz Brunch with Grenoldo Frazier, 10/13 • Cucalorus Film Festival, 11/7-10 • A Christmas Carol, 11/15-12/21 • Jazz Bruch, 11/10 • Jazz Brunch with Nina Repeta, 12/8 • A Night at Moulin Rouge 2, 12/31. TheatreNOW, 10th and Dock streets. www. theatrewilmington.com CASTING CALL Casting is now underway for a new narrative short produced by Fiddlers Creek Productions. “Acito on the Mound” is based on the short story written

by Gene Miller. Gene recently lost his close friend, Joe Acito, and to cope with his passing he wrote a story about a baseball game the two played together in 1963. It speaks about the spirit of baseball and brings to life the players who love the game. Most of all it celebrates the joy of the game, explored through Joe Acito’s day on the mound. Various roles to be filled; no pay but catering and good times are included, as well as screen credit. Email picture and resume and relative baseball experience: acitomovie@gmail.com and include role interested in on the subject line. www.fiddlerscreekproductions.com/ Acito.html.

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• Thursday Open Mic Night, 9pm (no cover) • Fri-J day/Saturday National touring comedians 8pm & 10pm. City Stage/Level 5 and Fibber McGees.

9/27: See page 26. • 9/28: Shane Mauss (comedy Central) @ Fibber McGees. Doors 7pm. http:// facebook.com/deadcrowcomedy Timmy Sherrill: deadcrowcomedy@aol.com or 910-520-5520

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LITPROV Tuesday LitProv: Troupes perform a 20-25 minuteF ‘Harold’ long-form improv. After the show, folks can come onstage and join the other improvisers in an improv jam! No experience necessary! 8pm. Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.

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Doors 8pm; show 9pm. $30 GA; advance $35 balcony and day-of $45 balcony. VIP Meet & Greet Package: $75, includes ticket, early entry, exclusive meeting with Big Boi, personal autograph & photograph, tour gift item ; limited availability. First-come,J first serve in balcony. brooklynartsnc.com.

SOUP TO NUTS LIVE 9/26, 6:30 doors; 7:30 show. Hosted by WHQR’s own George Scheibner, Soup to Nuts Live brings a variety of live music to the MC Erny Gallery at WHQR. Stray Local is a dynamic, Wilmington based trio comprised of Jamie Rowen (guitar/fiddle), Hannah Lomas (mandolin/Vocals), and Nick Simon (percussion). With influences ranging from Southern old time to R&B, this trio will deliver an evening of soothing harmonies, stomping grooves, traditional folk tunes, and toe-tapping originals. MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 N. Front St. soup@whqr.org. $10 suggested donation at the door

JAZZ W/STRINGS UNCW Department of Music: Jazz with Strings Fri., 9/27, 7:30pm. Beckwith Recital Hall, located in the Cultural Arts building on Randall Drive $20GA; $15 UNCW faculty/staff $15 alumni and parents of UNCW students $5 students with valid UNCW ID Dessert reception follows in the Cultural Arts Building Tickets available in advance by going to uncwmus@uncw.edu or 910-962-3500. Any remainlng tickets will be sold at the Cultural Box Office door, starting at 6:30pm night of the performance. This concert by the UNCW jazz and string faculty and alumni is led by Frank Bongiorno and builds on the popular “Charlie Parker with Strings” concerts, and includes standards such as “Summertime,” “What Is This Thing Called Love?”, “Repetition,” “Laura,” plus newly arranged selections. All proceeds benefit UNCW scholarships in music.

EDUARDO TAMI TRIO The Eduardo Tami Trio: Live tango music and dancing at UNCW’s Burney Center, 9/28, 8pm. GA, $7; UNCW students, $5 (tickets in advance only: www. uncw.edu/events/signup.aspx?event=309).

Recording artist Eduardo Tami, whose seven albums have made him an international star, will lead the Eduardo Tami Trio in an evening of tango, milonga, valses and other traditional music as part of his group’s 2013 tour of the United States. Sponsored by the UNCW Department of English and the Office of International Programs. Shirley Mathews: 9623525. www.eduardotami.com.ar.

eCHAMBER MUSIC WILMINGTON t Opening concert, 9/29, 7:30, Beckwith Recital Hall. A Mozart celebration: “Einstein: Speaking of Mozart.” Tickets through Kenan Box Office. www. chambermusicwilmington.org .

-JAZZ AT THE MANSION m Jazz at the Museum summer music series, weath. er permitting, first Thurs. ea. mo., 6:30pm. 9/29, y The Al Neese Project. Concerts begin at 6:30pm. / Blankets and chairs and picnics welcome. Beer and : wine sold. Tickets available at gate, $12 GA, $10 Members, $5 students (with ID). 910-251-3700 or www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St.

eFREE FALL CONCERT SERIES n Poplar Grove Plantation presents free Fall Concert n Series, 5pm, Sundays, w/50/50 raffle to benefit d Poplar Grove Foundation.9/29, Mojo Colluns; 10/6, Funky Kabbage; 13, The Casserole; 20, South of K. 10200 US Hwy 17. poplargrove.org.

STONE SOUP CONCERTS PRESENTS Stone Soup Concerts presents Robert Lighthouse returns from Sweden, blues mastery, at The Rusty Nail, Wed., 9/25, 8pm, and at Ted’s Fun on the Riv- er, Fri., 9/27, 7 pm. • “A Tribute to Woody Guthrie,” s feat. 21 of Wilmington’s finest musicians, 10/1-3, 7 s pm til 9; Ted’s Fun on the River. $2 cover w/cohosts, . Susan Savia and Jim Ashley. Seven musicians each - night will be singing the music of Woody Guthrie, t ending each night with a sing along of This Land is e Your Land. Seating is extremely limited! Susan Savia - at 910-777-8889. ,JAZZ AT CAM

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bers, $8; non, $12; students, $5 w/ID. Musicians performing a range of jazz genres for your listening pleasure. 10/3: Benny Hill Quartet. www.cameronartmuseum.com. Cameron Art Museum, corner 17th St. and Independence Blvd.

GARY MALVERN 10/4: Gary Malvern, professor of trumpet and music history at Furman University, and Jason Overall, president of Goulding & Wood Organ Co., will present a free public concert of music for trumpet and organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The adventurous program will feature music by John Boda, Aaron Copland, Robert Powell, Benjamin Britten, Tark O’Regen, and Petr Eben. The 47-rank St. Paul’s pipe organ was installed by Goulding & Wood in 1995, and the Gallery Organ in 1999.

COMEDIAN BRASS QUINTET The Grammy award winning Canadian Brass will sound off on Wed., 10/9, 8 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium, hosted by the Wilmington Concert Association.

Horn players will certainly be delighted by the virtuosi of this internationally touring ensemble, as well as their supreme blend of humor and dynamic dialogue.

This world-class quintet performs a variety of musical genres, including the works of Renaissance and Baroque masters, classical works, marches, ragtime, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, big band, and Broadway music, as well as popular songs and standards. 9623500 or www.wilmingtonconcert.com/tickets.html.

DRUMBEATS FROM THE HEART Drumbeats From The Heart” every Sat. morning, 10-11am, at Fellowship Memorial Garden (behind the church) 4313 Lake Ave. Bring a folding chair and your favorite drum or percussion instrument and have fun drumming! We have some instruments to share too. No experience necessary. Families are welcome, children welcome. Freestyle, African, Arabic, Fun. Bellydance Jam from 11-11:30. Free/love

offering inside annex in case of rain. Carol Hett: 910791-3767 drumyourheart@gmail.com

dance IRISH STEP DANCE Traditional Irish Step Dancing Beginners to Championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th St. www.walshkelleyschool.com.

BABS MCDANCE Learn Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” every Wed. through Halloween, 6pm. • Schedule: Mon.: Line Dance, 6pm; Committed Couples, 7pm; Ballroom, 8pm • Tues.: Rhythm Latin, 7-8pm; Hip-hop, 7pm • Wed.: West Coast Swing, 7-8pm; Argentine Tango, 8-9pm • Thurs., Shag, 7-8pm; Drills & Technique, 8-9pm • Sat.: Belly Dancing, 3pm. 6782 Market St. www.babsmcdance.com TANGO WORKSHOP 9/29, 3pm: Tango Dance Workshop in the Burney Center. $10 GA; $5 for UNCW students. Shirley Mathews: 962-3525. Sponsored by the UNCW Department of English and the Office of International Programs.

SURFER TANGO Kent Boseman, instructor for Argentine Tango lessons: $20/couple/session. All participants must be CB Recreation Center members or pay the daily guest fee plus the rate of the class. Thurs., 7:308:30pm. Kent: (910) 523-1667 or surfertango@ gmail.com. www.surfertango.com.

LINE DANCING LESSONS Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation Dept’s line dancing lessons with Inez Eason, a former NFLWorld League Football Professional Cheerleader.

Open to anyone at any age. No partners are needed

for this fun dance style, and with 1-hour classes held on Sunday afternoons, you can bring the whole family! Sun., 10/6, 4-5pm, at the Wrightsville Beach Recreation Center. Pre-reg. rqd. 256-7925 or www. townofwrightsvillebeach.com OVER 50’S DANCE Over 50’s Dance will be Tues., 10/8, 7:30-10pm, at the New Hanover Senior Center. Music by Bob Perrone. Couples, singles, and all ages welcome. Come out and join the fun! Admission: $5.00 plus finger food or 2-liter drink. 910-371-5368 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025 CONTRA DANCE Tues. night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.All levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711.

TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30.

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FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT “Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2013. Dates: 9/27, 10/25, 11/22, and 12/27. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-343-0998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. www. artscouncilofwilmington.org BURGWIN-WRIGHT PAINT-OUT The Burgwin-Wright House is hosting its first annual Paint-Out, 9/27-28th. Come by and watch as 30 artists plein-air paint in the gardens of the BurgwinWright House...and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award! Doors will be open all day Friday and Saturday, as well as during the Fourth Friday Gallery Walk. Please join us for the reception and art show Saturday the 28th from 6-9 pm.

DREAMING IN COLOR MC Erny Gallery at WHQR presents “Dreaming in Color: Work by Cammeron Batanides, Heather Divoky, and Mark Weber,” on exhibit through 10/11.

Weber’s visual artwork features a trove of color and texture, as he’s an illustrator of books for children, including The Pirate Princess in 2005 for Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and the entire King School series of books for Townsend Press which consists of 90 books geared toward young readers. Heather Divoky maintains a whimsical, magical style uniquely her own with bursts of color and incredible detail.

Cammeron Alekzandra Batanides works predominantly in watercolors, acrylics, and charcoal. Closing reception on Friday, 9/27, as part of the Fourth Friday Gallery Night. The MC Erny Gallery at WHQR

is on the third floor of The Warwick Building at 254 N. Front St. CRESCENT MOON 9/27, 6-9pm: Crescent Moon 4th Friday Fun! Featured artist: Tyrell Brockington “Pops” was 14 yrs. old, when he took his first woodworking class, building a book-shelf, with Kids Making. At 26, he now teaches woodworking to teenagers at KMI and sells his work locally. His beautiful pens are at Crescent Moon. Featured musician: Mark Lynch, solo guitar selections from classic rock, pop, jazz, blues, and classical. Featured Pairing: Sommelier, Celeste Glass, of Fortunate Glass will highlight a red and white to pair with Fortunate Glass’ select specialty cheeses. 24 N Front St. (910) 762-4207 COLOR INTERPLAY Color Interplay featuring the recent works of local artist Bruce Bowman and Nancy Tuttle May of Durham will open at New Elements Gallery, 9/27-10/19.

Bowman’s skewed perspectives and bold palette create a striking contrast to May’s abstract studies of form and color. Bowman’s noteworthy structures or cityscapes belies his background as a commercial architect. Combining collage with mixed media, May presents us with her dynamic compositions of form and color. Opening reception: 9/27, 6-9pm, artist meet and greet. 201 Princess St. www.newelementsgallery.com NO BOUNDARIES In anticipation of the 16th year of No Boundaries International art colony, 621n4th Gallery will host a special art exhibition featuring new works from 39 of the 48 local artists who have participated in the colony over the past 15 years. The No Boundaries Alumni Exhibit will showcase a variety of artworks, including recent pottery by Hiroshi SueYoshi, jewelery by Mitzi Jonkheer and Marshall Milton, sculpture

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lor and paintings by Pam Toll, Evalyn Boyd Hines and many others. All artists donate 50 percent of sales from the show to No Boundaries International.

WILD BIRD AND GARDEN Wild Bird & Garden presents a new Nature Art Exhibit featuring the work of local artist Leesa Goodson! The exhibit is on display now at Wild Bird & Garden. Leesa’s photographs include stunning bird and nature scenes. There will be a reception with light refreshments on Thursday October 3rd from 6:30-8 pm at Wild Bird & Garden located at 3501 Oleander Drive in the Hanover Shopping Center. Please join us to meet and welcome the artist and be sure to stop by and see these delightful works of art!

TEST CITY: ANALOG TO DIGITAL TV On view in the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building Oct. 3 through Nov. 8. Test City is a group exhibition exploring the transition from analog to digital television. An opening reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday,Oct. 3, with a performance by artist Juan Jose Griego at 6 p.m. Both the performance and reception are free and open to the public.

ART IN ARBORETUM Art in the Arboretum, 10/5, 10am-4pm; 10/6, noon4pm. A children’s art area staffed by the Children’s Museum of Wilmington, w/nature-themed projects.

Outdoor-indoor exhibit showcases nature-inspired jewelry and metal smith creations, divisions that launched last year. Other two- and three- dimensional categories include glass, textiles and stepping stones, with wood, painting and photography rounding out the menu. Popular local musicians will add to the festive atmosphere with continuous performances on Saturday and Sunday. Special art exhibit and sale sponsored by the Ability Garden. Tickets are $5 GA; free to children under 12, Friends of the Arboretum and members of the military. Anita Jacques, 910-409-4064 or anitajacquesart@gmail.com. www. wilmingtonart.org CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear, a photography exhibition by the Cape Fear Camera Club, will be held at the Cape Fear Museum of History & Science, the oldest history museum in North Carolina. Runs through 10/27, during museum hours and will be integrated with the upper-level galleries. The scope of the exhibit focuses on the region of the Lower Cape Fear, an area rich and diverse in habitats, wildlife, culture, and history. Through framed prints, projected digital images, and interpretive labels, the exhibit presents the museum visitor with aphotographic journey of the area. 814 Market St. A FRAME OF MIND GALLERY A Frame of Mind Gallery is honored to show some of the many works of local artist,author and world traveler David D. Hume, delightful original watercolors by Eunice Andrews and Karen Q. Hunsberger’s handcrafted baskets thru Dec. Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm ;and

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AVA GARDNER MUSEUM 10/4-6: Ava Gardner Museum will commemorate the 50th anniversary of “The Night of the Iguana” at its 2013 festival. Highlights will include a “Mad About Ava” party on Fri., 10/4. There will be specialty drinks at nearby wineries, breweries and area restaurants, where visitors can show off their 60s costume to win cash prizes. The museum will have new exhibits related to the film, specialty drinks and hors d’oeuvres, door prizes and a raffle for a threenight, all-inclusive trip for two to the Vamar Vallarta Marina and Beach Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

On Saturday, the museum will be open for tours of the new exhibits, heritage tours to Ava’s birthplace, the teacherage and other points of interest along the Ava Gardner Heritage Trail, and there will be free showings of “The Night of the Iguana” in the museum’s theatre. www.avagardner.org. 325 E. Market Street Smithfield.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: Through 9/29: Attack of the Bloodsuckers!

Stinky feet can make you more attractive...to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you with Attack of the Bloodsuckers! Visitors will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive activities and vibrant graphics. Also, helpful hints and simple recautions for avoiding these sometimes annoying creatures. • Impressions of the Lower Cape Fear (through 10/27): Take a photographic journey of southeastern North Carolina...a region rich with diverse habitats, wildlife, culture, and history. Featuring more than 100 printed and digital works by Cape Fear Camera Club members.

• Thurs., 9/26, 4-6pm: Teachers of all grades and subjects, science coordinators, principals, superintendents and home-school providers are invited to discover the museum’s many educational offerings that enrich and expand students’ curricula. Enjoy hands-on activities and experiments drawn from museum field trip and outreach programs. Meet educators; connect with your colleagues and register to win door prizes including a free field trip for your classroom, passes, a surf lesson from Tony Silvagni Surf School, classroom games from Learning Express Toys and a gift certificate from Teacher’s Aid. Register: 910-798-4355. • $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members admitted free. 814 Market St. 910-798-4367. www.capefearmuseum.com.

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CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: Diane Landry: The Cadence of All Things.

Landry (Canadian, b. 1958) is one of Canada’s foremost installation artists, whose work employs everyday objects, sound, light and shadow in her evocative constructions. • Well Suited: The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s ‘Treme’—Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers, all done by Wilmington native Alonzo Wilson, Exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits, as well as design sketches. Organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Mardi Gras Indians are deeply rooted in shared cultures and symbiotic relationships which developed between the Native Americans and the escaped slaves they aided. On display through 11/3. • CAM Public Tours, Thursdays, 7:30pm, w/admission. Explore what’s new and on view.Open late on Thurs. until 9pm.• Museum Day Live! From Smithsonian Magazine; attend CAM for free with downloaded ticket presented at the front desk. Ticket must be presented to enter the galleries. 9/29, 10am-5pm. www.smithsonianmag.com/ museumday. Each single ticket is good for two people. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. www.cameronartmuseum.com or 910-395-5999.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our Museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. • Enroll today for Language Workshop, offering French and Spanish classes, which begin Sept. 10th. Enrollment ends Sept 4th! www.playwilmington.org BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. • 10/13: ‘The Gathering’ celebrates the preservation of a rare urban slave

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WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/ military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2.

North end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. Phone 910763-2634, website www.wrrm.org.

sports/recreation NAVIGATING THE CF RIVER Navigating the Cape Fear River requires skill and a special understanding for the river. Come learn about the pilots who chose to traverse the Cape Fear with Historian Lori Sanderlin of the N.C. Maritime Museum of Southport. Presented by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. Wed., 9/25, 7pm. Tickets are $5; 910-762-0492.

LEARN TO CURL Learn to Curl: 9/28, 5-7:15pm at the Wilmington Ice House, 7201 Ogden Business LN. Learn the game of curling: delivery, sweeping, scoring, etiquette & rules. Participants in the learn to curl will be invited to return, free of charge, to join in on a game during one of our regular league nights. $20. www.coastalcurling.com OPEN KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT 34th Anniversary U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, 10/3-5, Southport Marina. One of the largest king mackerel tournaments in the United States attracting 408 boats in 2012, a cash-guaranteed prize structure adds to the enjoyment of the event. 55 places in its primary prize category including $25,000 for the largest king mackerel. Sound Wavezs spinning your favorite tunes on Thursday night from 4pm-7pm and the popular SGT Rock Band rocks out on Saturday night from 4:30pm-7pm. Brunswick County Shrine Club will hold a good old-fashioned

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ADULT TENNIS CLINICS Cardio Tennis/Doubles Clinic: Mon., through 10/28, 9:30-11am. $15 per clinic • Beginner Tennis, Session 1: 9/30. Session 2: 10/7, 14, 21, 28, 5:306:30pm. (4 clinics): $44

CAPE FEAR WOMEN’S RUGBY Cape Fear Women’s Rugby is now recruiting for the 2013-2014 season. No experience necessary & all ages are welcome! Come on out to practice & learn the greatest sport in the world! Bring cleats and a mouth guard if you have ‘em.Practice: Mon/Wed 6:30-8pm, Flytrap Downs.

SOFTBALL TOURNEY A softball tournament benefiting the Michael McGowan Endowed Scholarship Fund at CFCC and Pleasure Island Sports will take place 10/4-6 at Mike Chappell Park in Carolina Beach. Over 30 games will be played during the 16-team double elimination tournament. Once the $20,000 goal for the endowed scholarship at CFCC is met, qualifying students in CFCC’s culinary program will be able to apply for scholarship funds that will assist them in pursuing their educational goals. Reg: $250/team guarantees all teams a minimum of two games played and a maximum of 15 commemorative tournament T-shirts. Food trucks will be used to provide food during the event and beer will be available for purchase on Fri/Sat, 5-11pm; Sun, noon-closing ceremonies. Brett Keeler at 470-2024, Mac Montgomery at 264-7862, or Tony Scott at 622-6304. www.cbdi-info.com.

HYPERFLITE SKYHOUNDZ CANINE DISC 2013 Hyperflite Skyhoundz Canine Disc Champions, 10/5, 11am, at Wrightsville Beach Park, 321 Causeway Dr., where athletic canines can be seen, literally, jumping for joy. There is no entry fee for competitors and admission is free for all spectators.

Novice and veteran competitors alike are encouraged to compete. Competitors need no previous experience to participate in this fun event. All competitors will receive a free official Hyperflite K-10 Competition Standard flying disc and the top three teams will receive awards. Contestants and their canine teammates will earn points for basic throws and catches, with bonus points for mid-air catches in this Distance/Accuracy event. The event welcomes mixed-breed as well as purebred dogs. Families and friends are invited to enjoy this unique event and applaud these talented canine athletes. 910-256-7925.

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NC BLACK FILM FESTIVAL The North Carolina Black Film Festival is now accepting submissions. The Black Arts Alliance (BAA) will present the festival 3/13-16. The BAA is a multidisciplinary vehicle for the advancement of AfricanAmericans in arts and culture; it serves as an advocate for arts and artists, nurtures emerging and veteran artistic talent, and develops new works in the performing, visual, and literary arts. The NCBFF is known for its southern hospitality, bringing filmmakers of color to one of the east coast’s largest film capitals, giving exposure to their work and an opportunity to display their art. In its 13th year, the four day juried and invitational festival of independent motion pictures by African-American filmmakers will showcase features, shorts, animation, documentary films and music videos. Prizes of $500 will be awarded in each category, provided there is a minimum of three entries to be screened in any given category.

Submissions accepted through 12/31, $25 fee. www.blackartsalliance.org. Also, if you would like to be a designer for Fashion in Film 2014 or want more information, please contact Ms. Ashika Payne

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PRINCESS PICNIC IN THE PARK Join Cinderella, Princess Mermaid, Frog Princess, and Princess Beauty for a picnic in the park on 10/6, 11am-2pm. Princesses will be rotating between painting finger nails, teaching royal dance lessons, posing for pictures in an enchanted garden, and mingling with the children. All tickets include your choice of boxed lunch from Atlanta Bread Company.

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DONNA BRAZILE 9/30, 7pm: Burney Center Ranked in the Washingtonian’s top 100 most powerful women, veteran political strategist Donna Brazile has worked on every presidential campaign from 1976 to 2000, as well as being the first African-American to manage a presidential campaign. Brazile is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator, on CNN, ABC and NPR. Brazile brings her original perspective to American politics, race relations, women in politics and diversity. Free for UNCW students, faculty and staff; $10 for public. www.uncw.edu/presents.

ENVIRONMENTAL BOOK CLUB Cape Fear’s Going Green Environmental Book Club m eets at Old Books on Front Street, 249 N Front St. 10/1: The Future of Life (2003) by E. O. Wilson. www.goinggreenpublications.com

DANA SACHS 10/1, 6:30pm: Dana Sachs of Wilmington will read from her latest novel at this free program, and copies will be available for purchase and autographing; Friends of the Library will serve refreshments. Free and reservations are not required. Sachs is the author of “The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam” (2000), “If You Lived Here: A Novel “(2008), and “The Life We Were Given: Operation Babylift, International Adoption, and the Children of War in Vietnam” (2010). A native of Memphis, she earned her MFA in Creative Writing at UNCW. Held at Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

GEORGE BISHOP JR. Novelist and UNCW creative writing alumnus George Bishop Jr. (MFA ‘01) will visit Wilmington for a reading and book-signing celebrating his new

novel, “The Night of the Comet,” on Tues., 10/1, 7pm, Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave. Free; open to the public. Bishop holds a BA from Loyola University in New Orleans, an MFA from UNCW, and an MA from the School for International Training in Vermont. He has lived and taught in Slovakia, Turkey, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, India, and Japan. http://georgebishopjr.com. Pomegranate Books, 910-452-1107.

classes/workshops ACTOR’S WORKSHOP Actor’s Workshop with Sunnie Pennington: Introducing a highly effective workshop designed to move actors to a new level of performance and productivity in the acting world. The 3 hour workshop is a thorough workout including warm ups, scene work, practice with creative back stories, strong and interesting acting choices, working out of the emotions, responding and reacting honestly, exercises that build trust and courage, practice with controlling the dynamics of a scene and how to “steal the show.”

Auditions, leads, contacts, and new projects; $50.

All subsequent workshops are free to actors inviting guests. (910) 616 3242.

CAM CLASSES Museum School classes, 910-395-5999 (ext. 1008 or 1024). • Yoga: Intro, through 10/25, Fr., 10am11:30pm; Reg yoga, Thurs., noon-1pm; Fri., 5:306:30pm; Sat., 10-11am. • T’ai Chi: Wed., noon-1pm; Thurs., 5:30-6:30pm. Intro to T’ai Chi, 9/20-10/25, noon-1:30pm. Cameron Art Museum, corner of 17th and Independence. cameronartmuseum.com STRESS REDUCTION CLASS MBSR teaches meditation and gentle yoga to reduce stress and cultivate awareness. MBSR encourages being fully present in our lives with greater

peace and ease. Free orientation Tues, 10/1, 6-8pm.

Class Tuesdays Oct 8-Nov 26 6-8pm. $450. Registration required. • 10/11: Three-day retreat teaches meditation and yoga to reduce stress and cultivate awareness. Mindfulness encourages being fully present in our lives with greater peace and ease. You practice principles of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program. Fri 6-8:30, Sat/Sun 10am-4pm. $295 Register: www.everydaymindful.com ART CLASSES All classes, $80. Lois DeWitt: lois.dewitt@gmail. com or 910 547-8115. www.free-online-art-classes. com Schedule: Mon., Collage Magic, 10am-noon or 2-4pm. • Tues, Basic Pencil Drawing, 10am-noon or 2-4pm • Wed., Acrylic Painting, 11-1pm or 2-4pm • Sat., Vibrant Color w/Oil Pastels, 10am-2pm. Students can enroll anytime!

POTTERY CLASSES Pottery Classes at the Community Arts Center for all skill levels. 9 weeks, through 10/3. Mon/Wed, 5:30-8:30; Tues/Thurs, 9am-noon. $150; orangestreetpottery@gmail.com.

FOOD PHYSICS AND BODY DYNAMICS Food Physics & Body Dynamics is a model for nutrition and health created by Laura Dawson(Dipl. Ac.) to integrate modern medicine with ancient eastern medicine to help the individual gain optimum health.

On 10/12, 1pm, in Unity Church of Wilmington, Laura Dawson will teach Food Physics & Body Dynamics to all attendees. Tickets are $10 and seats are limited. RSVP at Sofi@TheSpiritofFood.com.

VETERAN CAREER READINESS Free veteran career readiness workshops, hosted

by Miller Motte and the Lower Cape Fear Human Resource Association. Every 2nd Tues. of the month, 11am-12pm, until October at the VFW post, 2722 Carolina Beach Rd. Any veteran is able to attend but must RSVP: (910)442-3414.

BASICS OF STORY WRITING 9/30, 10/7, 14, 5:30-7pm: Basics of Story Writing with Dr. Lynn Watson at Crescent Moon, 24 N Front St. Using art to get the creative juices flowing, writers learn the basics of story-telling, and conclude the series with a workshop where we read and discuss participants’ completed stories. Class one: Description and idea that good writing “shows, not tells.”

Class two: focus on characterization and dialogue.

Class three: focus on setting. Class four: workshop our completed stories and offer constructive criticism. $15/class, or $50/four. Limited space; register, vallielynnwatson@gmail.com. Parking garage behind Crescent Moon, where the first hour of parking is free. www.vallielynnwatson.com

clubs/notices/tours EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE Educator Open House, Thurs., 9/26, 4-6pm. Free and open to educators of all subjects and grades.

Join us for a private afternoon of celebration and learning! Enjoy hands-on activity stations and experiments drawn from Cape Fear Museum field trip and outreach programs. Find out more about bringing your students to the museum and bringing the Museum to you! Meet our educators. Register to win door prizes. Refreshments provided. 814 Market St. RSVP with the number in your party: 910-798-4355 or cfmprograms@nhcgov.com FLU SHOTS Flu shots at Wrightsville Beach Rec Center. New Hanover County Health Department Outreach Program will provide flu shots to the public on Fri, 9/27, 9am-1pm. This clinic will take place at the Fran Russ Recreation Center (behind Wrightsville Beach Town Hall – enter under the blue awning), 4 Russ Dr. 910256-7925 or 910-798-6529

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS WEEKEND The Well WOW Church and its non-profit, The Well Community Development Corporation would like to share an opportunity for all of us to enjoy this summer’s end together. Friends and Family Weekend, 9/28-29. Sat: Life Group Luau at North Topsail Beach, w/field day activities and public baptism.

Community Partner Fellowship and Appreciation Service at night. Sun: Morning message and baby dedication ceremony at the church, 14840 US Hwy 17 North Hampstead. Community dinner served at 2pm by our host ministry The Well WOW Church.

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WRIGHTSBORO UNITED METHODIST Wrightsboro United Methodist Church is sponsoring Wrightsboro Alive! – A time of passionate preaching, anointed teaching, and a spirit filled service brought by evangelist Doug Johnson of Blessed 2 Bless U Ministries, Inc. 10/6-9, 5:30-6:45, with dinner, worship and kids’ activities. 3300 N. Kerr Ave. CF MUSEUM PUB TRIVIA Pub Trivia at Copper Penny, 10/9, 8pm, 109 Chestnut St. Calling all science buffs, culture gurus, and museum lovers! Test your knowledge of the Cape Fear Region. Expect questions drawn from Museum exhibits and programs. Join us for some cold beer and cool science! 109 Chestnut St. OAKDALE CEMETERY TOUR Oakdale Cemetary Fall Historical Tour with; Robin Triplett, a retired Cape Fear History Teacher. 10am to Noon at Oakdale Cemetery 520 N. 15th St. Wilmington. Adults $8.00, Students $3.00. preferred: 910-392-6753, www.tripwithtriplett.webs. com 9/25, 28, 10/2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, 11/2 and 6.

WILMINGTON WATER TOURS Civil War Cruise highlights a discussion by Dr. Chris Fonveille regarding the Civil War coastal operations, defenses & blockade runners. Beautiful views of the Cape Fear River waterways, south of Wilmington Sights of the State Port, the unchartered islands and wildlife. 3hr $50 Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St. www.wilmingtonwatertours.net. info@ wilmingtonwt.com WRIGHSTVILLE BEACH SCENIC TOURS Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours feat. bird watching tours, water taxi services, fishing trips, pirate voyages, and Masonboro Island shuttles, on the 27-foot, green-and-white catamaran Shamrock. Bottom fishing tours $35/person; leaves dock 9am weekdays and returns noon. Nearshore ocean fishing trip on 22’ Panga Skiff Island Hopper offered by appointment. • Harbor Night Cruise, nightly, a BYOB booze cruise that follows the path of our popular Harbor Cruise around Wrightsville Beach. Depart from the dock at 8:30pm; return at 9:30pm after an hour of music, dancing, and fun. Cost $25/passenger. • Masonboro Yoga trip every Thurs., 9am. Attendees can expect a relaxing morning on a deserted natu-

ARIES (21 Mar. – 20 April): I’ve got a good feeling about your relationship with intimacy in the coming weeks. Judging from the astrological omens, I think you will have a good instinct about how to drum-up interesting fun with your most important allies. You’ll just naturally know what to do to make your collaborative efforts synergistic. So, by all means, cash in on this potential. Don’t just sit back and hope for the best. Call on your imagination to provide you with original ideas about how to make it all happen.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Would you be willing to go to extraordinary lengths to transform aspects of your life that you have felt are hard to transform? Now would be a good time to do that. Luck will flow your way if you work on healing your numberone wound. Unexpected help and inspiration will appear if you administer tough love to any part of you that’s addicted, immature or unconscious. Barriers will crumple if you brainstorm about new ways to satisfy your frustrated yearnings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I bet your normal paranoia levels will decline in the coming weeks.

Fears you take for granted won’t make nearly as much sense as they usually seem to. As a result, you’ll be tempted to wriggle free from your defense mechanisms. Useful ideas that your mind has been closed to may suddenly tantalize your curiosity. I won’t be surprised if you start tuning into catalysts that had previously been invisible to you. But here are my questions: Can you deal with losing the motivational force that fear gives you? Will you be able to get inspired by grace and pleasure rather than anxiety and agitation? I advise you to work hard on raising your trust levels.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty,” author Yasmin Mogahed writes, “and sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.”

By my reckoning, Cancerian, you will soon be in the latter category. A big silence is settling over you as new amusements and amazements rise up within you. It will be understandable if you feel reluctant to blab about them. They need more time to ripen. You should trust your impulse to remain a secret and a mystery for a while.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Insight is not a light bulb that goes off inside our heads,” author Malcolm Gladwell says. “It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.” Take that as a constructive warning, Leo. On the one hand, I believe you will soon glimpse quite a few new understandings of how the world works and what you could do to make it serve

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): After a storm, British wildlife lover Gary Zammit found a baby heron cowering in a broken nest. Its parents were dead.

Zammit took the orphan under his wing. He named it Dude, and cared for it as it grew. Eventually, he realized that Dude was never going to learn to fly unless he intervened. Filling his pockets full of the food that Dude loved, Zammit launched a series of flying lessons—waving his arms and squawking as he ran along a flat meadow that served as a runway. Dude imitated his human dad, and soon mastered the art of flight. Can you see ways in which this story might have metaphorical resemblances to your own life, Virgo? I think it does. It’s time for your mind to teach your body an instinctual skill or self-care habit that it has never quite gotten right.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For four days twice a year, the East China Sea recedes to create a narrow strip of land between two Korean islands, Jindo and Modo. People celebrate the “Sea-Parting Festival” by strolling back and forth along the temporary path. The phenomenon has been called the “Korean version of Moses’ miracle,” although it’s more reasonably explained by the action of the tides. I foresee some sweet marvel akin to this one occurring in your life very soon, Libra. Be ready to take advantage of a special dispensation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The desire for revenge is a favorite theme of the entertainment industry. It’s presented as being glamorous and stirring and even noble. How many action films build their plots around the hero seeking payback against his enemies? Personally, I see revenge as one of the top-three worst emotions. In real life, it rarely has redeeming value. People who actively express it often wreak pain and ruin on both others and themselves.

Even those who merely stew in it may wound themselves by doing so. I bring this up, Scorpio, because now is an excellent time for you to shed desires for revenge. Dissolve them, get rid of them, talk yourself out of indulging in them. The reward for doing so will be a great liberation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Just for a few days, would you be willing to put your attention on the needs of others more than on your own?

The weird thing is, your selfish interests will be best

served by being as unselfish and empathetic and compassionate as you can stand to be. I don’t mean that you should allow yourself to be abused or taken advantage of. Your task is to express an abundance of creative generosity as you bestow your unique blessings in ways that make you feel powerful. In the words of theologian Frederick Buechner, you should go “to the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Imagine a scenario like this: CEOs of five crazily rich U.S. corporations, including a major defense contractor, stage a press conference to announce that in the future they will turn down the massive welfare benefits and tax breaks the federal government has been doling out to them all these years. Now picture this: The Pope issues a statement declaring that since Jesus Christ never had a single bad word to say about homosexuals, the Catholic church is withdrawing its resistance to gay rights. I am envisioning a comparable reversal in your life, Capricorn—a flipflop that seems equally improbable. Unlike the two I named, yours will actually unfold in the course of the next eight months. If it hasn’t already started yet, it will soon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest who lived from 1552 to 1610. For his last 28 years, he worked as a missionary in China. Corresponding with his friends and family back home required a lot of patience. News traveled very slowly. Whenever he sent out a letter, he was aware that there would be no response for seven years. What would you express about your life right now if you knew your dear ones wouldn’t learn of it until 2017? Imagine describing to them in an oldfashioned letter what your plans will be between now and then—what you hope to accomplish and how you will transform yourself. Right now is an excellent time to take inventory of your long-term future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practice the art of apodyopsis with great relish. You know what apodyopsis is, right? It refers to the act of envisioning people naked—mentally undressing them so as to picture them in their raw state. Yes, by all means, Pisces, enjoy this creative use of your imagination without apology. It should generate many fine ramifications. For instance, it will prime you to penetrate beneath the surface of things. It will encourage you to see through everyone’s social masks and tune in to what’s really going on in their depths. You need to do that right now.

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The Dance Cooperative, a nonprofit dance studio, has moved to Austin Commons (near Monkey Junction) 5202-17 Carolina Beach Road.

Offering ballet, jazz, hiphop, modern, creative movement, tap, stretch, and Zumba!

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Cost is $35/passenger. All of our tours depart from our dock apart from the Blockade Runner Hotel, 275 Waynick Blvd, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Also fishing charters, sunset cruises, harbor tours, Masonboro water taxi services, and much more. Cruisers Club allows members to come on several of the company’s popular cruises for a single, small, up-front payment. • Pirates Bday Parties: Bouncy castles and birthday cakes w/ customized pirate birthday parties, featuring the famed buccaneer Capt. Don Juan Cortez, scourge of the high seas and maritime marauder extraordinaire. Treasure hunt tour on Masonboro Island, listen to pirate legends, and receive a pirate name. $20/child with a 10 child minimum. www. wrightsvillebeachscenictours.com. (910) 200-4002.

ABOVE THE SCENES “Above the Scenes,” a special 45-minute walking tour from the floor of Fort Fisher to the top of the traverses, along an area normally closed to pedestrians. Tues/Sat, noon. Tickets are $10 for adults and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Children 12 and under are free. Site officials say a maximum of 25 tickets will be sold each day. No advance tickets sold. Tour participants are encouraged to have proper walking shoes, sunscreen, and water. Tour dependent on weather conditions and is not ADA accessible. 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach. (910) 458-5538 or www.nchistoricsites.org/ fisher.

HISTORIC WILMINGTON TOURS Join the Historic Wilmington Foundation on two new guided architectural walking tours. The Streetcar Suburbs Tour showcases Wilmington’s first suburbs, Carolina Place and Carolina Heights. The Forest Hills Tour focuses on architecture and landscape design within Wilmington’s first automobile suburb. Both

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OAKDALE CEMETERY TOURS Third Annual Luminary Event, Sun. 10/20. Tours depart the main gate at 6:30, 6:45 and 7:00 p.m.

Over 600 luminaries mark the route through the historical cemetery. Refreshments are served. $10.00 for everyone. Limited tickets will be available at the cemetery office. Tour canceled in event of inclement weather.

HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON Take a “Trip With Triplett” and learn the history of this wonderful city with a retired Cape Fear History teacher. Any time! 910-392-6753 or email rltriver@ yahoo.com. $3/children or $8/adults. www.tripwithtriplett.webs.com/ HENRIETTA III CRUISES An elegant, 3 tiered boat offering sight-seeing, lunch and dinner cruises, site seeing tours and a Sunset Dinner Cruise June-Aug. On the riverfront. AprilOct: Narrated sightseeing cruises 2:30pm 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Sunday, Narrated lunch cruises 12:00 noon 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Saturday. MayOct: Murder Mystery Dinner Cruises, Tuesday & Thursday evening 2 hours 6:30 pm; Apr-Dec: Friday evening dinner cruises 2-1/2 hours 7:30 pm, Saturday evening dinner cruises 3 hours 6:30 pm. 3431611. www.cfrboats.com

culinary FARMERS’ MARKETS Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheese, meats, seafood, honey and more! Schedule: Poplar Grove, Wed, 8am-1pm. Aso features fresh baked goods, pickled okra, peanuts and handcrafted one-of-a-kind gifts such as jewelry, woodcrafts and pottery. Poplar Grove Plantation, 910-686-9518. pgp@poplargrove.com. www.poplargrove.com • Riverfront Farmers’ Market open on Water St., downtown, every Sat., 8am-1pm. www. wilmingtondowntown.com/farmers-market • Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market every Sat., 8am-1pm, around the lake in Carolina Beach. Free parking. www.carolinabeachfarmersmarket.com or email Janet Knott, carolinabeachfarmersmarket@gmail. com. • Southport Waterfront Market, Wed, 8am1pm, through 9/25. Garrison Lawn • St. James Plantation Farmers’ Market, Thurs,through 10/25,

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NC SPOT FESTIVAL The two day festival celebrates the spot fish, a staple of Hampstead! Feast on spot dinners with all the fixings and other regional food. Enjoy arts and crafts as far as the eye can see, non-stop entertainment, fireworks and more. Sat., 9/28, 9:45am10:30pm; Sun., 9/29, 9:45am-5pm, Hwy 17 across from Deerfield in Hampstead, NC. 1-888-699-9907. www.ncspotfestival.com DOWNTOWN WINE AND BEER WALK Downtown ILM Wine & Beer Walk, 9/28, 1-6pm.

Tickets: $15 or two for $25, on sale 8/30 at Etix.com or The Fortunate Glass, 29 S.Front St., and Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St. (cash only). Walk begins at the Wine Walk Headquarters (TBA) where you present your ticket, or if the event has not sold out, purchase your ticket the day of the show. Must check in no later than 3pm. Receive “official” Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk ID and a map of the participating establishments. Ea. stop gives two samples of a specially selected wine or beer. Be responsible and always remember to tip your servers! Must be 21. CoolWilmington.com PORT CITY SWAPPERS See page 36.

FERMENTAL Every Friday: Free wine/beer tasting, 6pm. • An Evening in Michigan: Midwest Beer Tour 2013, Thurs., 9/29, 7-9pm. Beer tasting, giveaways, meet and greet. All ages, 21 and over for sampling. Free. Fermental, 7250-B Market St. 910-821-0362, www. fermental.net.

FEAST DOWN EAST BUYING CLUB Enjoy the quality, value and convenience of the Feast Down East Buying Club. It costs nothing to join.

The benefits are immeasurable. It is a great way to eat healthier, while knowing you support your local farm families and community. Log on at www.FeastDownEast.org and start buying fresh local food, sourced from Southeastern NC farms. Choose a pick-up spot, and check out at the online cashier and you are done! Orders must be placed by 11am Monday for Thursday delivery. Consumer pickup is Thursday 3:30-6pm at: the Cameron Art Museum, THE POD (located next to Dunkin Donuts on UNCW campus) or the Burgaw Historic Train Depot.

WILMINGTON WINE SHOP Join us to sample five new delicious wines we’ve brought in just for our customers during Free Friday Wine Tasting, 5-8pm. Have a bottle or glass of your favorite with friends afterwards in our cozy shop or on the back deck. And beer lovers don’t fret, we’ve got a fridge full of craft and micro-brews. • Thurs., 9/26, 6-8, reception for Michele Wuensch, who does most smaller stylized oil and acrylic paintings of everyday scenes from life. 605 Castle St. 910202-4749. www.wilmingtonwine.net.

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Cage free stays & scheduled pick up and drop off times available

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(910)470-6010 Pet Grooming Salon

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Cage free stays & scheduled pick up and drop off times available

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Thank You Wilmington

We Are Alpha Alpha Mortgage is the #1 Mortgage Banker in Purchase Loan Business pn Southeastern North Carolina.

With 30 of the most experienced & professional loan officers, and over 60 staff members, we are the largest Mortgage Industry Employer in the region!

Wilmington’s only resident Mortgage Banker with local origination, processing, underwriting, post-closing & funding all happening here in town!

We offer lending for Primary Residence, Second-Homes & Investment Properties, & we specialize in Self-Employed borrowers.

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